NASA Michoud – Vehicle Assembly Building Exterior

The main assembly hall of NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana, seen from the west apron. Originally constructed during World War II for manufacturing Liberty ships and later used for Saturn V and Space Shuttle external tank production, the site continues to play a central role in the U.S. space program. Today, Boeing and NASA engineers fabricate and assemble the massive core stages of the Space Launch System (SLS) inside this facility for Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond. Related photographs from the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, where NASA’s Space Launch System core stages are assembled for Artemis missions.