Vertical Assembly Center VAC Cells
Cleaning and Welding cells inside the Vertical Assembly Center at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility.
Exterior of NASA’s Pegasus Barge
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
Friction welding at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility
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/
Cleaning Cell at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility
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.
SLS Barrel interior at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility
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/
Inside NASA’s Pegasus Barge
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 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 the massive NASA Michoud Assembly Facility
Inside the massive NASA Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans where the Space Launch System is being built.
SLS Fuel Tank Interior at Michoud Assembly Facility
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
Par Systems I-Stir Friction Welder inside NASA Michoud
A I-Stir Friction Welder from Par Systems inside the Nasa Michoud Assembly Facility where work on the Space Launch System(SLS) rocket and Artemis is being built.
Par Systems I-Stir Friction Welder, NASA Assembly Facility
A I-Stir Friction Welder from Par Systems inside the Nasa Michoud Assembly Facility where work on the SLS rocket is being done.
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 barge.
NASA Michoud Vertical Assembly Facility
NASA Vertical Assembly Facility at Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.
NASA Michoud Assembly Facility
Inside the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility where the SLS and Artemis is being built.
