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NASA Michoud Assembly Facility
Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans, Louisiana. SLS rocket core stages and Orion structures.
ATier 1Assembly
- Parent
- NASA (Boeing, Lockheed Martin tenants)
- Industry
- Aerospace (rocket and spacecraft structures)
- People
- 260 site-services staff alone (Jul 2025)
- Status
- Active - SLS core stage production
- Source
- wwno.org ↗
- Verified
- 2026-10-11
How tools get used here
Line assembly with fastening, torque and power tools, plus maintenance on conveyors, robots and fixtures.
Buying signals
SLS core stages built here; new site-services contractor kept ~95% of staff.
Who buys tools here
Usually the maintenance manager, plant manager, MRO or indirect purchasing, and the tool crib lead.
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Plants nearby
Straight-line distance between ZIP code areas, so treat it as approximate.