The Vertical Assembly Center rises inside the Michoud Assembly Facility,

NASA Vertical Assembly Center at Michoud
The Vertical Assembly Center rises inside the Michoud Assembly Facility, where major sections of NASA’s Space Launch System core stage are stacked and integrated. This multi-story structure supports the alignment and joining of large rocket elements, including propellant tanks and structural segments, into a single flight article. Built at Michoud and later transported for testing and launch, each core stage reflects the continuation of large-scale rocket manufacturing at a facility that has supported U.S. human spaceflight since the Saturn V program. Related photographs from the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, where NASA’s Space Launch System core stages are assembled for Artemis missions.
Photo taken in August 2018.
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