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Friction-stir-weld tool for wet and dry structures on the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage. It will weld barrel panels together to produce whole barrels for the two pressurized tanks, the intertank, the forward skirt and the aft engine section.

More Info: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/

Friction welding at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility

Friction-stir-weld tool for wet and dry structures on the Space…

Artemis, I-STIR, Michoud Assembly Facility, Nasa, SLS, Space, Space Exploration, Space Launch System, Welding

Looking down into the massive cleaning cell inside the Vertical Assembly Center at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility.

The massive washing facility is used to wash the insides of the Space Launch System(SLS) fuel tanks. The SLS rocket will be the world’s largest rocket ever built.

Cleaning Cell at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility

Looking down into the massive cleaning cell inside the Vertical…

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The inside of a Space Launch System (SLS) barrel used for the liquid hydrogen tank. It’s made of AI 2219, an aerospace aluminum alloy.

More Info: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/

SLS Barrel interior at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility

The inside of a Space Launch System (SLS) barrel used…

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Nasa's Pegasus barge that will carry fuel tanks for the Space Launch System to other NASA facilities for testing and launches.

More Info:
NASA Infographic: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/multimedia/barge-pegasus-infographic
Pegasus Barge Fact Sheet: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/sls_pegasus_fact_sheet_508_final_04212017.pdf

Inside NASA’s Pegasus Barge

Nasa’s Pegasus barge that will carry fuel tanks for the…

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Nasa's Pegasus barge that will carry fuel tanks for the Space Launch System to other NASA facilities for testing and launches.

More Info:
NASA Infographic: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/multimedia/barge-pegasus-infographic
Pegasus Barge Fact Sheet: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/sls_pegasus_fact_sheet_508_final_04212017.pdf

NASA Pegasus Barge

Nasa’s Pegasus barge that will carry fuel tanks for the…

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Inside the massive NASA Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans where the Space Launch System is being built.

Inside the massive NASA Michoud Assembly Facility

Inside the massive NASA Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans…

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Inside the Vertical Weld Center. The friction-stir-weld tool for wet and dry structures on the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage. It will weld barrel panels together to produce whole barrels for the two pressurized tanks, the intertank, the forward skirt and the aft engine section.

More Info: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/

Inside the Vertical Weld Center at NASA Michoud Assembly Facilit

Inside the Vertical Weld Center. The friction-stir-weld tool for wet…

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The interior of the Space Launch System (SLS) fuel tank at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility.

NASA Core Stage Infographic: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/multimedia/infographics/corestage101.html
Space Launch System: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html

SLS Fuel Tank Interior at Michoud Assembly Facility

The interior of the Space Launch System (SLS) fuel tank…

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Looking down from the top of NASA’s 170ft space tool that will weld together barrels, domes and tanks for the Space Launch System (SLS) at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility.

Liquid Oxygen Tank at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility

A Liquid Oxygen tank being worked on inside Cell A…

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Looking down from the top of NASA’s 170ft space tool that will weld together barrels, domes and tanks for the Space Launch System (SLS) at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility.

NASA Michoud Assembly Facility Space Tool

Looking down from the top of NASA’s 170ft space tool…

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The large Space Launch System print on the wall was placed there to show what is being built in this room.

NASA Vertical Assembly Center, Michoud

The large Space Launch System print on the wall was…

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Outside the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility

The NASA logo on the side of Michoud Assembly Facility…

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Nasa's Pegasus barge that will carry fuel tanks for the Space Launch System to other NASA facilities for testing and launches.

More Info:
NASA Infographic: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/multimedia/barge-pegasus-infographic
Pegasus Barge Fact Sheet: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/sls_pegasus_fact_sheet_508_final_04212017.pdf

On NASA’s Pegasus Barge

Nasa’s Pegasus barge that will carry fuel tanks for the…

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The Forward Skirt is part of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS). Housing flight computers, cameras and avionics it is pretty much the brain of the rocket. This photo was taken a couple weeks after it’s final assembly was completed at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility. It will be used in Exploration Mission-1, launching from the Kennedy Space Center in June 2020.

#5 in the following NASA Infographic: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/multimedia/infographics/corestage101.html
Space Launch System: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html

SLS Forward Skirt at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility

The Forward Skirt is part of NASA’s Space Launch System…

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Inside the Vertical Assembly Center (VAC) at NASA Michoud where Space Launch System rocket and Artemis is being built.

NASA Michoud Assembly Facility Vertical Assembly center

Indide the Verticle Assembly Center (VAC) at NASA Michoud where…

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Stairway inside the vertical assembly center at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility where the Artemis spacecraft is being built.

Vertical Assembly Center stairs

Stairway inside the vertical assembly center at NASA Michoud Assembly…

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Inside the Vertical Assembly Center at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility.

NASA Vertical Assembly Center (VAC) , Michoud Assembly Facility

Inside the Vertical Assembly Center at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility.

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The Vertical Weld Center at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility is a friction-stir-weld tool for wet and dry structures on the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage. It will weld barrel panels together to produce whole barrels for the two pressurized tanks, the intertank, the forward skirt and the aft engine section.

Vertical Weld Center at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility

The Vertical Weld Center at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility is…

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The “Wall of Missions” at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility.

Wall of Missions at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility

The “Wall of Missions” at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility.

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A welding tool inside NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility where the Space Launch System(SLS) is being built.

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/

Welding tool inside NASA Michoud Assembly Facility

A welding tool inside NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility where the…

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NASA's welding tool, one of the world’s largest. The massive tool was designed and built to weld together the domes, rings, and barrels that make up the core stage pieces of the Space Launch System (SLS). The size of this thing can’t be described or shown in a photo.

NASA’s welding tool, the worlds largest

NASA’s welding tool, one of the world’s largest. The massive…

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A basketball court at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility

NASA Michoud Basketball Court

A basketball court at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility

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Inside the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility where the SLS and Artemis is being built.

NASA Michoud Assembly Facility

Inside the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility where the SLS and…

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NASA Vertical Assembly Facility at Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.

NASA Michoud Vertical Assembly Facility

NASA Vertical Assembly Facility at Michoud Assembly Facility in New…

Artemis, Lousiana, Michoud Assembly Facility, Nasa, SLS, Space, Space Exploration, Space Launch System

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