Crews at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans transport the 130-foot-tall Artemis IV liquid hydrogen tank from a production cell inside the main factory building to a separate test building on a separate part of the 829-acre site on May 15, 2026. The liquid hydrogen tank will form part of the core stage of
Crews at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans transport the 130-foot-tall Artemis IV liquid hydrogen tank from a production cell inside the main factory building to a separate test building on a separate part of the 829-acre site on May 15, 2026. The liquid hydrogen tank will form part of the core stage of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, which will deliver thousands of gallons of supercold propellant to one of four RS-25 engines.
Image credit: NASA/Michael DeMocker
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