NASA Michoud: SLS Core Stage Weld Tool Station 8

The image shows the Boeing Gore Weld Tool Station 8 at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. This heavy-duty industrial equipment is designed for precision welding of large-scale components. A label on the equipment reads "FUTURAMIC TOOL & ENGINEERING COMPANY." This station is part of the manufacturing process for the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage, a critical component for NASA's Artemis program. The SLS is the most powerful rocket ever built and is intended to carry astronauts to the Moon and eventually to Mars. The Michoud Assembly Facility has a long history of building large structures for space exploration, including the Saturn V rocket and the Space Shuttle external fuel tanks. Related photographs from the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, where NASA’s Space Launch System core stages are assembled for Artemis missions.