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NASA Center: Marshall Space Flight Center
Image # : 6864883
Date : 1/1/1968

Title

Aerial View of Michould Assembly Facility (MAF)

Full Description

An aerial view of the manufacturing area at Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF). MAF is located 15 miles East of downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, with approximately 156 square miles of manufacturing floor space occupied by the prime contractors, Chrysler and Boeing, during the Apollo program. MAF manufactured the stages of Saturn IB and Saturn V. It currently manufactures the Space Shuttle External Tank (ET) under the direction of the Lockheed-Martin Corporation.

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Michoud Assembly Facility MAF

Subject Category

Aerial Photographs,

Reference Numbers

  • Center: MSFC
  • Center Number: 6864883
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2000-000046

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: Unknown
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

Image Information ( Copyright Notification )

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Thumbnail .jpg 90 72 11
Small .jpg 640 513 207
Medium .jpg 1500 1203 822
Large .jpg 3000 2405 8,921

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