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Overall .....................31 feet long /113 feet wide
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Jacking Hydraulic (16 ea) ...........20-inch diam.
Steering Hydraulic (16 ea)........14.5-inch diam.
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Overall ..................................5.5 million pounds
Chassis ................................2.2 million pounds
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MLP and Space Shuttle........12 million pounds
MLP.........................................8.8 million pounds
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Diesel Capacity............................5,000 gallons
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launch of mission STS-100 in April
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