# @nasaartemis on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DTifNOXj97C
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/47227046-nasaartemis-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-15T16:58:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA Artemis (@nasaartemis) — https://gondola.cc/nasaartemis

## Caption

Knock knock! 🚪

NASA’s crawler-transporter 2 recently arrived at the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASAKennedy. On Jan. 17, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft will hitch a ride on the crawler to Launch Pad 39B in preparation for the Artemis II mission around the Moon.

Image descriptions:

1. Two team members stand aboard NASA’s crawler-transporter 2 on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. The vehicle resembles a large metal platform, roughly the size of a baseball infield, being carried by massive tracks. One team member is driving the crawler from inside of a booth and another is standing by the railing. The sky is blue in the background and dotted with white, fluffy clouds.

2. A truck sprays water in front of NASA’s crawler-transporter 2 to control dust as it begins the trek to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Sunlight shines off of the vehicle. Two team members stand in the tread marks from the crawler. The sky is blue in the background and dotted with white, fluffy clouds.

3. NASA’s crawler-transporter 2 moves toward the Vehicle Assembly Building. The perspective of the image is from below the crawler looking upwards. In the background, the sky is blue and dotted with white, fluffy clouds.

Credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky

#Artemis #Moonbound #NASAKennedy #Moon #Crawler

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moonbound, nasakennedy, crawler, moon, artemis

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