Michoud Assembly Facility

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/michoud-assembly-facility

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
2. What is the operational since?1961
3. Why was it built in 1961?It was built in 1961 because the United States wanted to send astronauts to the Moon. The factory was made to help build the S‑IVB stage of the Saturn V rocket that carried people to the Moon.
4. What did it make for the Apollo missions?For the Apollo missions, Michoud built the S‑IVB stage, the upper part of the Saturn V rocket that pushed the Apollo spacecraft into space.

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