NASA's welding tool, the worlds largest
Inside NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, this massive blue structure is the Vertical Weld Center, used to fabricate…
About this Photo Collection
For years I shared photos to various sites and services only for them to change or disappear all together. I felt it was important to find a place of my own that will live on regardless. This continuously updated archive includes not only my work published elsewhere, but also new work. You'll find photos of life in Minneapolis, my Minneapolis Uprising series, travel photography from places like Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and more.
I’ve done my best to include accurate location data on photos when possible.
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Vertical Assembly and Welding Bay at NASA Michoud Assembly Facil
A high-angle view inside NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans shows the enormous vertical welding and assembly bays used…
Michoud Assembly Facility – Vertical Assembly Structure Compon
Inside NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, this image captures a detailed look at the Vertical Assembly Structure where…
Overhead Gantry Cranes at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility
An elevated view of the overhead gantry crane system inside NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. These yellow steel…
View Down the Vertical Assembly Center at NASA Michoud
Looking downward inside the Vertical Assembly Center at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, this view shows the precision…
Stairwell Inside NASA’s Vertical Assembly Center
A stairwell winds through the interior of NASA’s Vertical Assembly Center at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The…
Vertical Assembly Tower at NASA’s Michoud Facility
A view from the upper levels of the Vertical Assembly Center at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The…
Orion EM-1 Spacecraft Adapter Cone Under Assembly
The Spacecraft Adapter Cone for NASA’s Orion Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) is shown during assembly inside the manufacturing facility. This conical…
Orion Crew Module at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility
The Orion spacecraft’s crew module sits on a transport platform at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. Built…
Orion Crew Module under Construction at NASA Michoud
The Orion crew module is seen in mid-assembly at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. Built by Lockheed Martin,…
Inside NASA’s Pegasus Barge Cargo Hold
The interior of NASA’s Pegasus barge shows its cavernous cargo bay, designed to carry the massive Space Launch System (SLS)…
NASA Barge Pegasus at Michoud Assembly Facility Dock
The NASA transport barge Pegasus is shown moored at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. Designed to carry…
NASA Barge Pegasus on the Intracoastal Waterway
The NASA barge Pegasus moored along the Intracoastal Waterway near New Orleans, Louisiana. Originally built in 1999 to carry Space…
NASA Pegasus Barge
Nasa's Pegasus barge that will carry fuel tanks for the Space Launch System to other NASA facilities for testing and…
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…
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…
SLS Rocket Model at Michoud Assembly Facility
A model SLS rocket outside the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility. The model was used to test transporting on the NASA…
Friction-Stir Dome Assembly at NASA Michoud
Inside NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, a massive aluminum dome section undergoes welding using a PAR Systems I-Stir…
Boeing Dome Section on I-STIR Welder – NASA Michoud
At NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Boeing engineers use a PAR Systems I-STIR Friction-Stir Welder to join massive…
NASA Michoud Assembly Facility
Inside the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility where the SLS and Artemis is being built.
NASA Basketball Court – Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans
A recreational basketball court at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans features the NASA insignia at center court and…
Faided North Dakota Pumpjack
Viewed from behind the machinery, the pumpjack overlooks a sweeping stretch of North Dakota badlands. Its rusted gears and faded…
Pumpjack in North Dakota In The Sun
Sunlight glints off the rusted steel of a working pumpjack, its rhythmic motion cutting through the quiet plains air. Shot…