America’s Rocket

Factory…An Overview

Robert Champion

Director, Michoud Assembly Facility

Michoud Overview

• One of the world’s

largest facilities with

2.2 million square

feet of space on

829 acres

• Workforce with a

vast array of

manufacturing skills

• Positioned in the

ideal location

Our Tenants and Partners

Michoud is “home” to a variety of government and commercial tenants.

• Supports more than

5,000 jobs in LA and MS

• $630 million in

economic output

• Sources $116 million

in government contracts

in LA and MS

Louisiana/Mississippi Impact

National Center for Advanced Manufacturing

Partnership between NASA, State of Louisiana,

Louisiana State University and University of New Orleans

Saturn and Shuttle Eras

All U.S. human spaceflight launch vehicles have come through MAF.

Space Launch System

Orion Spacecraft

RS-25 Engine Test

Solid Rocket Booster Test

Space Launch System

Five Core Stage Structures

SLS at Michoud

Vertical

Assembly

Center

Dome Welding Tools

Vertical Weld Center

Liquid Hydrogen Tank consists of:

• 5 barrels

• 2 rings

• 2 domes

Liquid Oxygen Tank consists of:

• 2 barrels

• 2 rings

• 2 domes

Artemis 1 Core Stage Nearing Completion

Orion at Michoud

Launch Abort System (LAS)

Utah, Alabama, Florida

RS-25 Engine (4)

Aerojet Rocketdyne

California, Mississippi

Orion Stage Adapter,

California, Alabama

5 Segment Solid Rocket

Booster (2)

Northrop Grumman,

Utah, KSC

Interim Cryogenic

Propulsion Stage (ICPS)

Boeing/United Launch Alliance,

California, Alabama

Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter

Teledyne Brown Engineering,

California, Alabama

Core Stage & Avionics

Boeing

Louisiana, Alabama

RL10 Engine

Aerojet Rocketdyne,

Florida

Orion Multi-Purpose

Crew Vehicle

Lockheed Martin,

Louisiana, KSCP

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