{"id":97095,"date":"2015-04-29T21:29:29","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T01:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-356644"},"modified":"2024-05-06T11:14:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T15:14:27","slug":"michoud-overview","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/michoud-assembly-facility\/michoud-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Michoud Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-light hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"hds-secondary-nav-track\"><span>Michoud<\/span><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"hds-secondary-nav-track grid-container grid-container-extrawide padding-0 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-2 \"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-menu-items\"><nav><ul class=\"usa-nav__primary usa-accordion flex-justify-center margin-0\"><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/michoud-assembly-facility\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\/michoud-assembly-facility\/michoud-overview\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/michoud-assembly-facility\/michoud-roles-and-capabilities\/\">Roles and Capabilities<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/hansel-d-v-gill\/\">Leadership<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/michoud-assembly-facility\/michoud-safety\/\">Safety<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/michoud-assembly-facility\/michoud-fact-sheets\/\">Michoud Factsheets<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>More<\/span><svg class=\"hds-desktop-submenu-toggle-icon display-none tablet:display-none desktop:display-block\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><svg class=\"hds-mobile-submenu-toggle-icon display-block tablet:display-block desktop:display-none\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"7.5\" fill=\"#0B3D91\" stroke=\"white\"\/><rect x=\"4\" y=\"7.6001\" width=\"8\" height=\"0.8\" fill=\"white\"\/><rect class=\"hds-mobile-submenu-toggle-icon-line-vertical\" x=\"7.59998\" y=\"12\" width=\"8\" height=\"0.8\" transform=\"rotate(-90 7.59998 12)\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg><\/button><ul id=\"basic-nav-section-one\" class=\"usa-nav__submenu\" hidden><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/michoud-assembly-facility\/michoud-media-resources\/\">Media Resources<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLBEXDPatoWBnecrX9D4jawCZxkOPrFpLk\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube Videos<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For more than half a century, NASA\u2019s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans has been \u201cAmerica\u2019s Rocket Factory,\u201d the nation\u2019s premiere site for manufacturing and assembly of large-scale space structures and systems. The government-owned manufacturing facility is one of the largest in the world at 829-total acres, with 43 acres of manufacturing space under one roof \u2013 a space large enough to contain more than 31 professional football fields. Michoud, managed by NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, includes several areas within its facility that are used by commercial firms of NASA Contractors.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/167090main_maf_aerial4.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/167090main_maf_aerial4.jpg?w=1800\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"An aerial view of the primary manufacturing facility at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/167090main_maf_aerial4.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/167090main_maf_aerial4.jpg?resize=300,212 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/167090main_maf_aerial4.jpg?resize=768,542 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/167090main_maf_aerial4.jpg?resize=1024,723 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/167090main_maf_aerial4.jpg?resize=1536,1085 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/167090main_maf_aerial4.jpg?resize=400,282 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/167090main_maf_aerial4.jpg?resize=600,424 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/167090main_maf_aerial4.jpg?resize=900,636 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/167090main_maf_aerial4.jpg?resize=1200,847 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">An aerial view of the primary manufacturing facility at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Having previously served both the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs, the facility has adapted to support all NASA\u2019s human space flight missions. Today, Michoud is manufacturing and assembling the core stages for NASA\u2019s Space Launch System (SLS) \u2013 the world\u2019s most powerful rocket that will send the Orion spacecraft, astronauts, and supplies on bold explorations to the moon and beyond, the Orion spacecraft\u2019s pressure vessel and launch abort system, and preparing to begin production on SLS\u2019s block 1B configuration Exploration Upper Stage.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0701935.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0701935.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans is an 832-acre site managed for NASA by the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0701935.jpg 3072w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0701935.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0701935.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0701935.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0701935.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0701935.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0701935.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0701935.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0701935.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0701935.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0701935.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans is an 832-acre site managed for NASA by the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview For more than half a century, NASA\u2019s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans has been \u201cAmerica\u2019s Rocket Factory,\u201d the nation\u2019s premiere site for manufacturing and assembly of large-scale space structures and systems. The government-owned manufacturing facility is one of the largest in the world at 829-total acres, with 43 acres of manufacturing space under [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":67995,"parent":122785,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[2864,2865],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[3920],"coauthors":[8391],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"WebPage","headline":"Michoud Overview","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/michoud-assembly-facility\/michoud-overview\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/michoud-assembly-facility\/michoud-overview\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/167090main_maf_aerial4.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/167090main_maf_aerial4.jpg"},"articleSection":"NASA Centers & Facilities","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lee Mohon"}],"creator":["Lee Mohon"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["NASA Centers & Facilities","Michoud Assembly Facility","Marshall Space Flight Center"],"dateCreated":"2015-04-30T01:29:29Z","datePublished":"2015-04-30T01:29:29Z","dateModified":"2024-05-06T15:14:27Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"Michoud Overview\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/michoud-assembly-facility\/michoud-overview\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"index\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/167090main_maf_aerial4.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2015-04-30T01:29:29Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities,Michoud Assembly Facility,Marshall Space Flight Center\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Lee Mohon\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":1,"time_ago":"9 years","featured_image":{"id":67995,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/167090main_maf_aerial4.jpg","title":"167090main_maf_aerial4","alt":"Michoud Assembly Facility","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/97095"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/97095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":657938,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/97095\/revisions\/657938"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/122785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97095"},{"taxonomy":"news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tags?post=97095"},{"taxonomy":"internal-terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-terms?post=97095"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=97095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}