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NASA's Michoud plant celebrating 65 years with bright future ahead

The NASA Michoud Assembly Facility is celebrating its 65th anniversary, the future of the local space industry appears to be ...

Artemis II astronauts thank Michoud workers in person

The Artemis II astronauts shared their experiences with workers at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility during a visit on ...
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New NASA contractor retains nearly all Michoud staffers that faced layoffs

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA’s Ground Transportation team guides NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s completed core stage from NASA’s Michoud ...
Spaceflight Now

Tornado strikes NASA’s Michoud plant in New Orleans

Employees and flight hardware for NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spaceship were mostly spared after a strong tornado struck the agency’s Michoud plant in New Orleans on Tuesday, but crews ...
SpaceNews

NASA Michoud Assembly Facility’s Hurricane Gustav Rideout Crew Honored with Director’s Commendation Award

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – David King, director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., has awarded the Director’s Commendation to members of the Hurricane Gustav rideout crew at the ...
SpaceNews

NASA’S Michoud Assembly Facility to Resume Operations Thursday

NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans is fully operational and will reopen Thursday, Sept. 4. The workforce will conduct safety inspections of the facility with the goal of resuming normal ...
CNET

Inside America’s Massive Rocket Factory: How NASA Is Going Back to the Moon

NASA is about to go on a journey it hasn't taken in 50 years. To get there, it has built its most powerful rocket ever. I went behind the scenes to see what it takes to build a once-in-a-generation ...
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Giant Michoud complex ponders wide-open future as the sun sets on space shuttle era

The Michoud crew completed the "crew module," one of several component pieces of the vessel, in January. It was shipped to Denver, where it will be joined by the other pieces and tested, said Jim Bray ...
Ars Technica

Where are NASA’s rockets born? “To go to space, it must come through New Orleans”

MICHOUD, La.—Bobby Watkins hears it all the time. He’s on a plane with some work materials, and a neighbor will notice the unmistakable “meatball.” (That’s a loving nickname for NASA’s iconic blue ...
Ars Technica

NASA Michoud: The road to space you never knew was there

and we had a team, we called it the Ride-Out Team.
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Michoud readies for another new life as assembly center for new NASA rocket

NEW ORLEANS - Seeing a four-door American sedan drive slowly by makes the size of Building 103 at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility finally real. Facts and figures blur together about the most-famous ...
Power Engineering

Caring about Equipment and People

Located 10 miles east of New Orleans, Entergy’s Michoud Plant has been keeping the city’s lights on for more than 40 years. Natural gas is Michoud’s primary fuel, backed up with No. 6 fuel oil. Prior ...