# KSC Crawler-Transporter

One of the largest land vehicles ever built, the Crawler-Transporter is a massive mechanical platform used to move Saturn V rockets, Space Shuttles, and the SLS to launchpad 39A/B. It moves at just 1 mph under the weight of an entire spacecraft.

## Key Facts
- **Type**: activity
- **Address**: Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, FL 32899
- **Website**: https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/
- **Hours**: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Daily)
- **Entry**: Included in general admission (Approx $75 adults, $65 children).
- **Price tier**: luxury

## Family Amenities
- Bus Tours to VAB
- Space Shuttle Atlantis
- Rocket Garden
- IMAX Theater
- Astronaut Encounter

## Insider Tips
The KSC Explore Tour is the best way to get close-up photos of the Crawler outside the VAB. Seeing the scale of the treads (each over 1 ton) is a life-changing engineering moment for kids interested in tech.


## Sources
- [KSC Visitor Complex - Crawler Info](https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/explore-attractions/behind-the-gates/kennedy-space-center-bus-tour)

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Source: Outline Travel. Last verified: 2026-04-07.
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