NEW SPACE COAST OFFICE OPENING SOON!
We are proud of our specialized Metrology Team for achieving this significant milestone in landing the Metrology services for this project.
Our team includes Jeremy Jones, DJ Irvin, Levi Mattingly, Dalton Proctor, Jonathon Campbell, Gavyn Irvin, Scott Dodd, Tifarah Layton, Grant Abell, Robert Garcia, Parker Lennon and Tom Vang.
Our client Bechtel National, is designing, building, testing, and commissioning Mobile Launcher 2, a new ground structure supporting the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. In January 2025, Bechtel successfully lifted and placed the first tower module, Tower Module 4 (Mod 4), of the Mobile Launcher 2 (ML2) project, completing the Rig and Set process. This is the beginning of a new phase of rapid vertical installation of the remaining tower modules, which will be stacked successively on top of one another over the coming months.
Key highlights of the Mod 4 lift include:
- The Mod 4 lift was a two-day process involving roughly 50 members of the ML2 team.
- Weighing over 550,000 lbs., Mod 4 had to be lifted by a CC8800 Demag crane comprised of components delivered by over 110 trucks, taking over a month to assemble.
- Mod 4 was driven six miles by two self-propelled modular transporters from the Mod Yard to the ML2 Parksite, where crews rigged it to the heavy lift crane, raised the module over 150-feet, and secured the four corners to the tower chair.
The metrology fieldwork portion of this massive Federal Contract began in February 2023. Since then, the CPC Metrology Crew has measured components on the ML2 Platform in as-built condition and monitored them during installation. Our market-leading Laser Tracker provides a competitive advantage, allowing us to measure long distances without physical contact, unlike other Laser Tracker systems.
Mobile Launcher 2 will change the landscape at Kennedy Space Center. The new launcher will grow to over 390 feet tall and withstand a launch environment greater than 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit, blast pressures of more than 130 psi, and thrust of more than 8.9 million pounds.
