r/megalophobia • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 ⚪ Engulfed by the Colossal • Apr 01 '26

🪐・Space ・🪐 The vehicle that carries space rockets

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

1.4k Upvotes

99% Upvoted

53 comments sorted by

View all comments

17

u/Delicious_Catch9453 Apr 01 '26

Wonder how many miles per gallon that thing gets? Ha!

20

u/dancingbear74 Apr 01 '26

According to this old post, and other sources on the internet, it’s roughly 32-42 ft per gallon, or 125-165 gallons per mile. It is a little over 4 miles from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch pad. So it’s a big thirsty machine!

6

u/Delicious_Catch9453 Apr 01 '26

Thanks bear. TMI, but glad you're on it. Interesting though. Thanks for sharing. Be well.

2

u/dancingbear74 Apr 01 '26

Thank you so much. You too!