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A customized 2,500-pound capacity transport cradle for a lunar lander has arrived in Houston.

Transporting a U.S. Air Force B1 bomber aircraft fuselage was an extraordinary routing challenge.

One of the most revered jobs over the past 40 years was anything to do with the NASA Space Shuttle.

American Crane utilized two Liebherr AT cranes for the tandem lift of a historic New Hampshire tourist vessel.

The refurbished transporter is owned by NASA and stationed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA

Helicopters that needed to be maintained while fighting wildfires were repaired by Maeda mini cranes in the field. 

NASA is currently performing a lift-training program for the new SLS Pathfinder Core Stage rocket.

Bay Crane rigged a vintage airliner into the new TWA Hotel at JFK Airport.

Moving a pair of 400 tonne tugboats was a challenge met by Mammoet on a job in Canada

Moving an historic World War II fighter jet required precision planning and specialized rigging.

International heavy lift and transport service provider Mammoet helped lift a replica of a Space Shuttle onto a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) at the NASA Space Center in Houston, USA

How many cranes does it take to rotate the hull of a 136,000 pound research vessel? The answer is three, according to Ideal Crane Rental, who recently carried out the task. "Articus" will be the newest research vessel put to use by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Heavy lift and transport provider Bay Crane helped the Enterprise US Space Shuttle to complete its final journey to a museum in New York

Berard Transportation used 104 axle lines of Goldhofer to launch the USS Coronado.

Woolwich, Maine-based crane rental firm and contractor Reed & Reed recently hired out two of its Manitowoc 16000s with operators for a 1,000-ton (907-tonne) lift at the Bath Iron Works shipyard.

New Jersey-based crane hire company JF Lomma was brought in to lift the Space Shuttles Discovery and Enterprise during their move to museums in the USA.

Heavy transport and lifting company ALE based in the UK has been awarded its largest contract to date