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Photo Archive: Vertical Assembly Center

Photography by Chad Davis

Looking down from the top of the Vertical Assembly Center at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility.

Verticle Assembly Center at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility

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Cleaning and Welding cells inside the Vertical Assembly Center at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility.

Vertical Assembly Center VAC Cells

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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

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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

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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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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

Inside the Vertical 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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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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