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Why the MRAP though?
by varjag 6y ago
Why the MRAP though?
- elsonrodriguez 6y agoThink the bombing scene in Contact. Very unlikely, but what's the harm in protecting a high profile target like this?
- varjag 6y agoIt's a couple ex-military pilots being driven through one of the more secure sites in the United States. Is this Warhammer 40K aesthetic not out of place?
- elsonrodriguez 6y agoI think they drove on public roads to get from the prep area to the pad.
- burfog 6y agoIt replaces NASA's M113 armored personnel carrier, a tracked vehicle which dates back to the Vietnam War. The fire crew sits in there for protection from an exploding rocket. The vehicle is great for evacuating astronauts. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/mrap-rolls-through-pad-evacuation-runs-0 https://www.nasa.gov/feature/mrap-rolls-through-pad-evacuati... If you want the closest view of a launch without being in the rocket, get some firefighting experience (preferably on an aircraft carrier or something of similar hazard) and then ask your senator to recommend you as a qualified guest firefighter.
- varjag 6y agoOK, now that makes a lot more sense, thanks.