News Archive / Tagged: Michoud Assembly Facility

• First engine installed on Artemis 2 Moon rocket

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 18th, 2023

  Technicians have installed the first engine on the core stage of the second Space Launch System rocket, which is tasked with sending the first people to the Moon in more than a half century.

• Artemis 2 Space Launch System core stage nearly complete

  Derek RichardsonMarch 23rd, 2023

  The second Space Launch System core stage has been fully integrated. It'll be used to send the Artemis 2 mission and four astronauts to the Moon next year.

• A 2nd NASA SLS Moon rocket takes shape in New Orleans

  Cullen DesforgesMarch 28th, 2022

  While the first Space Launch System rocket is being readied for its maiden flight, the core stage for a second SLS reached a new assembly milestone.

• First segment of Orion capsule delivered for assembly ahead of Artemis III mission

  Theresa CrossSeptember 10th, 2020

  Lockheed Martin takes delivery and begins production of the Artemis III Orion capsule, as the first parts of the pressure vessel are delivered to the Michoud Assembly Facility in Louisiana.

• COVID-19 precautions lead to Stage 4 site restrictions at NASA’s Stennis, Michoud facilities

  Matt HaskellMarch 20th, 2020

  NASA’s Stennis Space Center (Mississippi) and Michoud Assembly Facility (Louisiana) are being elevated to stage 4 of NASA’s COVID-19 (Coronavirus) response framework, due to increased case counts being recorded in the local communities.

• COVID-19 concerns see all NASA centers elevated to Response Framework Stage 3

  Matt HaskellMarch 18th, 2020

  Throughout the world, a novel coronavirus disease (known formally as COVID-19) has begun to take hold and is quickly bringing changes to the world as we know it.

• NASA completes SLS core stage in preparation for Artemis 1 mission

  Curt GodwinDecember 10th, 2019

  Boeing completes milestone in 15-year-long effort to reignite crewed deep space missions.

• SLS Artemis 1 core stage nearing completion

  Scott JohnsonJuly 7th, 2019

  NEW ORLEANS, La. - The core stage (CS-1) for the first flight (Artemis 1 (formerly Exploration Mission 1 (EM-1)) of NASA's next super-heavy lift launch vehicle, the Space Launch System (SLS), is nearing completion at the agency's Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans.

• SLS structural test article arrives at Marshall

  Scott JohnsonMay 17th, 2017

  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — On May 15, NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) core stage engine section structural test article (STA) arrived at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama. The STA will soon be placed in a test stand located in MSFC's Building 4619 and subjected to extreme loads to certify the section for flight.

• Space Launch System test hardware damaged in incident

  Derek RichardsonMay 11th, 2017

  The aft dome of a liquid oxygen tank test article for the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage was damaged in an incident at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, according to a Marshall Space Flight Center public affairs officer.

• Tornado damages NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility

  Jason RhianFebruary 7th, 2017

  NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) was the site of a confirmed tornado strike at 11:25 a.m. CST (12:25 p.m. EST / 17:25 GMT). So far, only minor injuries have been reported and NASA is accounting for all of its personnel and contractors as well as assessing damage caused by the storm.

• Massive SLS test stand completed at Marshall

  David BrownJanuary 13th, 2017

  NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, located in Huntsville, Alabama, recently marked the completion of major construction for Test Stand 4693, wrapping up work that began in May 2014. Engineers will now connect networks of cables, pipes, valves control systems, cameras, and other equipment needed to test the massive Space Launch System (SLS) hydrogen tank.

• Video: NASA releases construction time-lapse of SLS qualification tank

  Derek RichardsonAugust 17th, 2016

  As the first launch of the massive Space Launch System (SLS) gets closer, more and more hardware is produced. In this multi-view, 60-second time-lapse video, NASA shows the creation of the 130-foot (39.6-meter) long liquid hydrogen fuel tank qualification unit at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.

• Welding completed on first piece of SLS Exploration Mission 1 hardware

  Jason RhianApril 18th, 2016

  The engine section of NASA's new SLS rocket has undergone final welding at the space agency's Michoud Assembly Facility located near New Orleans. This is the first major piece of flight hardware to finish welding prior to Exploration Mission 1 – an all-important test flight of the new rocket.

• NASA’s Bill Hill talks SLS scheduling and Exploration Upper Stage

  Scott JohnsonJanuary 29th, 2016

  NEW ORLEANS, La. — On Jan. 26, while at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility, SpaceFlight Insider had the chance to speak with Bill Hill, the agency's deputy associate administrator for Exploration Systems Development, and Steve Doering, SLS' Core Stage manager. During our conversation, we gained an update on key SLS issues.