Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

---

Before every launch, there's a crawl.

Buy your crawler-transporter pin before the end of July here: store.dftba.com/collections/scishow/products/scishow-pin-of-the-month-crawler-transporter-july

Hosted by: Reid Reimers

SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at scishowtangents.org
----------
Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/SciShowSpace
----------
Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: GrowingViolet & Jason A Saslow!

----------
Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: dftba.com/scishow
----------
Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?
Facebook: facebook.com/scishow
Twitter: twitter.com/scishow
Tumblr: scishow.tumblr.com
Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow
----------
Sources:
Special thanks to Robert Sieck, fmr NASA-Kennedy Space Center Launch Director
images.nasa.gov/details-KSC-19680130-MH-NAS01-0001-The_Big_Challenge_Film_to_Tape
nasa.gov/sites/default/files/638823main_crawler-transporter.pdf
nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/crawler-transporter2_factsheet_508compliant.pdf
youtube.com/watch?v=7_Api3f49LE&ab_channel=NASA%27sKennedySpaceCenter
blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/tag/crawlerway
youtube.com/watch?v=7GAFn4JzyO0&t=50s&ab_channel=NASA%27sKennedySpaceCenter
nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/Crawler-Blueprint-Infographic_v13.pdf
nasa.gov/feature/alligators-take-refuge-in-kennedy-space-center-waterways

Images:
youtube.com/watch?v=S9HdPi9Ikhk&ab_channel=NASA
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:STS-51-L_-_Space_Shuttle_Challenger_on_the_Crawler-Transporter.jpg
nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/ares/flighttests/aresIx/crawler.html
nasa.gov/content/the-crawlers
nasa.gov/image-feature/testing-trek-for-exploration-mission-1
youtube.com/watch?v=Ui-ehJlGM1Q&ab_channel=NASA%27sKennedySpaceCenter
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VAB_Aerial_-_GPN-2000-000869_(cropped).jpg
youtube.com/watch?v=BfJFPriNfqc&ab_channel=NASAVideo
youtube.com/watch?v=7GAFn4JzyO0&t=50s&ab_channel=NASA%27sKennedySpaceCenter
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sls_block1_on-pad_sunrisesmall.jpg