United Space Alliance
United Space Alliance inspectors found multiple cracked bearings in the lifting mechanisms of the two 5.5-million-lb. crawler transporters that carry the space shuttle to and from the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center. The initial assessment is that by using spare bearings and cannibalizing parts...
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