NASA and prime contractor Boeing are deep into the application of spray-on foam insulation (SOFI) to elements of the first Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage (CS-1) and their sister test articles, inaugurating one of the later stages of production at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans, with hopes of completing final assembly of the first vehicle by the end of next year.
Engineers at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans are using a pathfinder RS-25…
A full-scale model of a Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage, called the Core Stage…
Impacted by significant disruptions in recent months, a wide range of assembly and production work…
While NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) continues to work through a recovery effort following last…
NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) has been hit by a tornado in the early afternoon hours…
The Structural Test Articles (STA) that will make up the first core stage of the…
NASA and Boeing are ramping up their preparations to begin full-scale production of the first…
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden gained a close up and personal look at the ever-changing face…
An array of huge machinery is being installed at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF), as…
The Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) has begun its transformation back into the birth place of…
The last External Tank, known as ET-94, has been moved into Building 103 – known…
In what is a sobering reality of the Space Shuttle Program’s end, the Michoud Assembly…
While the political side of the Space Launch System (SLS) continues to be bogged down…
NASA and Lockheed Martin managers at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) have spoken pride in…
The Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) have confirmed they have almost enough External Tank resources to…
With Endeavour enjoying a smooth flow on Pad 39A, preparations for Discovery’s STS-131 mission in…
External Tank (ET-131) is being safely housed in the Vehicle Assembly Building (High Bay 2E),…
Shuttle managers have made extensive changes to their 2010 launch schedule ambitions, with the “inclusion”…
Four missions, four clean tanks – that’s what the 2008 report card notes for the…