AstroVan

AstroVan

The AstroVan is a NASA vehicle used to transport astronauts to the launch pad before a launch mission. The current model, a modified 1983 Airstream Excella motorhome, has been in use since 1984. Similar models have been used since the beginning of the space program.

During the twenty-minute drive from the Operations and Checkout Building to the launch pad, the Astrovan usually stops at least once along the way. An astronaut rides with the crew to the Shuttle Landing Facility, and is let off there to board the Shuttle Training Aircraft and assess local weather conditions. Senior NASA management often ride along as well, and are dropped off at the Launch Control Center.

Also see:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/behindscenes/astrovan.html


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