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Encompassing a total of 829 acres, the Michoud Assembly Facility is home to approximately 3,400 workers from 18 federal agencies and private contractors. Overseeing the day-to-day activities is MAF Facility Operations with a focus on an innovative work environment and maintaining the infrastructure necessary to carry out NASA’s missions.

Site Overview about MAF Facilities

Location

New Orleans, LA

Facilities lead

Byron Williams

Technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility move the intertank of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket for Artemis III to Cell G to await application of the thermal protection system. Thermal protection systems protect space vehicles from aerodynamic heating during entry to planet atmosphere and re-entry to earth atmosphere.  The intertank lays between the liquid hydrogen tank and liquid oxygen tank. Together with the engine section and the forward skirt, they comprise the SLS core stage. The liquid hydrogen tank and liquid oxygen tank hold 733,000 gallons of propellant to power the stage’s four RS-25 engines needed for liftoff and Artemis missions to the Moon and future missions to Mars.
Technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility move the intertank of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket for Artemis III to Cell G to await application of the thermal protection system.
Credits: NASA

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Site Maintenance
• Unscheduled maintenance
• Scheduled maintenance

Site Operations
• Plant operations
• Equipment operations

Construction of Facilities (CoF)
• CoF and Local Project Management & Oversight
• MAF Supplement Funding Project Management & Oversight
• CoF 5 Year Plan
• Project Management

Facility Engineering
• Configuration Control
• Design
• Engineering Analysis
• Architectural/Engineering Services
• Project Management
• Cost Estimating
• Construction

Logistic
• Shipping/receiving
• Transportation
• Property Management/Tracking

Property Management
• MAF Supply and Equipment Manager
• Property Control Management
• Inventory Auditing
• Warehousing (Shipping/Receiving)
• Government and Contractor Held Material and Assets

Transportation
• MAF Transportation Officer
• Fleet Management
• Motor Pool and Equipment Operations &Maintenance

Program/Project Support
• Marine Operations
• Program Critical Hardware Movement Support
Site Services
• Trash, Vending, Cafeteria
• Custodial & Roads/Grounds

Environmental Management
• Hazardous waste management
• Chemical management
• Wastewater/storm water management
• Environmental assessments
• Air emissions management
• Environmental training
• Audits/inspections
• Green procurement
• Natural and cultural resources
• Toxic substances
• Recycling
• Remediation (Coordination with MSFC)
• Permitting

Health & Welfare Management
• Medical Operation
• Fitness Center

Industrial Hygiene
• Asbestos monitoring and analysis
• Chemical exposure monitoring
• Material safety data sheets
• Cafeteria inspections
• Radiation Safety
• Ionizing radiation surveys
• Non-ionizing radiation surveys (lasers, RF microwave)

Site Energy Management
• Site Pressure Vessel Management
• Outage Coordination
• Utility Control System and Building Automation
• Property Disposal Operations








Contact

Byron Williams
Facilities Lead
Cell: (504) 257-2411
byron.l.williams@nasa.gov
Ngoc Phan Nguyen
Operation & Maintenance Management
Cell: (504)257-0018
ngoc.nguyen@nasa.gov
Benjamin Ferrell
Construction of Facilities (CoF)
Cell: (504)257-1947
benjamin.t.ferrell@nasa.gov
Bernie Zargorski
Construction of Facilities (CoF)
Cell: (504)257-0889
bernard.p.zagorski@nasa.gov