Artemis II astronauts thank Michoud workers in person

The Artemis II astronauts shared their experiences with workers at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility during a visit on ...

Artemis II astronauts visit NASA Michoud in New Orleans after historic moon flight

Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen will participate in a town ...
SpaceNews

NASA Michoud Assembly Facility’s Hurricane Gustav Rideout Crew Honored with Director’s Commendation Award

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – David King, director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., has awarded the Director’s Commendation to members of the Hurricane Gustav rideout crew at the ...
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New NASA contractor retains nearly all Michoud staffers that faced layoffs

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA’s Ground Transportation team guides NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s completed core stage from NASA’s Michoud ...
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NASA’S Michoud Assembly Facility to Resume Operations Thursday

NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans is fully operational and will reopen Thursday, Sept. 4. The workforce will conduct safety inspections of the facility with the goal of resuming normal ...
Ars Technica

For rockets going farther than ever, you need the best and biggest tools

MICHOUD, La.—The scope of NASA’s Space Launch System is unlike anything the organization has taken on before, and that’s not only true of its deep space aspirations. Size is a factor, too. In terms of ...
CNET

Inside America’s Massive Rocket Factory: How NASA Is Going Back to the Moon

NASA is about to go on a journey it hasn't taken in 50 years. To get there, it has built its most powerful rocket ever. I went behind the scenes to see what it takes to build a once-in-a-generation ...
Ars Technica

Where are NASA’s rockets born? “To go to space, it must come through New Orleans”

MICHOUD, La.—Bobby Watkins hears it all the time. He’s on a plane with some work materials, and a neighbor will notice the unmistakable “meatball.” (That’s a loving nickname for NASA’s iconic blue ...
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Michoud readies for another new life as assembly center for new NASA rocket

NEW ORLEANS - Seeing a four-door American sedan drive slowly by makes the size of Building 103 at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility finally real. Facts and figures blur together about the most-famous ...
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Giant Michoud complex ponders wide-open future as the sun sets on space shuttle era

"The Michoud facility is in a very good position to be the site of choice for a significant portion of that work," Doerring said. "From a NASA perspective, my job is to ensure that the facility as it ...
Power Engineering

Caring about Equipment and People

Located 10 miles east of New Orleans, Entergy’s Michoud Plant has been keeping the city’s lights on for more than 40 years. Natural gas is Michoud’s primary fuel, backed up with No. 6 fuel oil. Prior ...