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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nCrane operator Rebekah Tolatovicz, a shift mechanical technician lead for Artic Slope Regional Corporation at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, operates a 30-ton crane to lift the agency\u2019s Artemis II Orion spacecraft<\/a> out of the recently renovated altitude chamber<\/a> to the Final Assembly and Systems Testing, or FAST, cell inside NASA Kennedy\u2019s Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building on April 27.<\/p>\n During her most recent lift July 10, Tolatovicz helped transfer Orion back to the FAST cell following vacuum chamber qualification testing<\/a> in the altitude chamber earlier this month. This lift is one of around 250 annual lifts performed at NASA Kennedy by seven operator\/directors and 14 crane operators on the ASRC Orion team.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the time of the spacecraft lift, I focus solely on what\u2019s going on in the moment of the operation,\u201d explains Tolatovicz. \u201cListening for the commands from the lift director, making sure everyone is safe, verifying the vehicle is clear, and ensuring the crane is moving correctly.\u201d<\/p>\n All Orion crane operators are certified after classroom and on-the-job training focusing on areas such as rigging, weight and center of gravity, mastering crane controls, crane securing, assessing safety issues, and emergency procedures. Once certified, they progress through a series of the different lifts required for Orion spacecraft operations, from simple moves to the complex full spacecraft lift.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not until after the move is complete and the vehicle is secured that I have a moment to think about how awesome it is to be a part of history on the Orion Program and do what I get to do every day with a team of the most amazing people,\u201d Tolatovicz said.<\/p>\n Photo credit: NASA\/Amanda Stevenson<\/em><\/p>\n Powered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n Get The Details…<\/a> Crane operator Rebekah Tolatovicz, a shift mechanical technician lead for Artic Slope Regional Corporation at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, operates a 30-ton crane to lift the agency\u2019s Artemis II Orion spacecraft out of the recently renovated altitude chamber to the Final Assembly and Systems Testing, or FAST, cell inside NASA Kennedy\u2019s Neil A. [\u2026] Continue reading
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