Boeing Dome Section Outside Michoud Assembly Facility

Boeing Dome Section Outside Michoud Assembly Facility
A completed dome section, likely part of the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage, sits wrapped and staged outside the Boeing production area at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The massive structure, used to cap propellant tanks, rests on a mobile transport frame against the weathered doors of an aging assembly hangar — a visual contrast between decades of industrial heritage and the cutting edge of modern rocketry. The surface reflections from the wet concrete emphasize the scale and symmetry of this aerospace component awaiting the next step in its journey toward integration.

A completed dome section, likely part of the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage, sits wrapped and staged outside the Boeing production area at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The massive structure, used to cap propellant tanks, rests on a mobile transport frame against the weathered doors of an aging assembly hangar — a visual contrast between decades of industrial heritage and the cutting edge of modern rocketry. The surface reflections from the wet concrete emphasize the scale and symmetry of this aerospace component awaiting the next step in its journey toward integration.

Note:You may be interested in my photos from my visit to the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility..

Michoud, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Photo taken in August 2018. © Chad Davis