NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans: A Proud History

NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans: A Proud History

For more than half a century, NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans has been “America’s Rocket Factory,” the nation’s 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—a space large enough to contain more than 31 professional football fields. Michoud, managed by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, includes several areas within its facility that are used by commercial firms of NASA Contractors.

Credit: NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)

Duration: 10 minutes

Release Date: Sept. 11, 2023

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