Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot, second from right, viewed Space Launch System hardware and tooling at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The hardware was undamaged from the tornado that struck the site Feb. 7, 2017, and all SLS and Boeing employees were back at work manufacturing parts of the heavy lift rocket and assessin
Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot, second from right, viewed Space Launch System hardware and tooling at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The hardware was undamaged from the tornado that struck the site Feb. 7, 2017, and all SLS and Boeing employees were back at work manufacturing parts of the heavy lift rocket and assessing tooling on Feb. 13, 2017. Lightfoot was joined by Michoud Director Keith Hefner, left; Jackie Nesselroad, the Boeing SLS manufacturing lead; Steve Doering, the SLS stages manager, and Todd May, far right, Director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.
Image Credit: NASA/MSFC Michoud photo: Jude Guidry