National Aeronautics and Space Administration

messengermichoud Volume 4 Issue 11 November 1 2012 |

SLS Program Seeks Industry Partners On Oct 24 NASArsquos Michoud

Assembly Facility hosted an Indus-try Day to attract industry participa-tion in the Space Launch System(SLS) Program The dayrsquos events attracted approximately 175 indi-viduals and provided attendeeswith information and updates onSLS-related business opportuni-ties More than 90 private com-panies were represented plus 16government and non-profit entitiesincluding NASAMichoud Director Roy Malone

and Marshall Space Flight CenterDirector Patrick Scheuermann wel-comed participants to Michoud andintroduced a series of overview presentations Michoud DeputyDirector Robert Champion talkedabout the facilityrsquos extensive capa-bilities and its transformation into a multi-tenant community anchoredby the SLS and Orion programsTodd May manager of the SLS

Program Office gave a brief over-view of the programrsquos accomplish-ments and outlined its next steps

ldquoIn a year we were able to take the SLS components throughSystems Requirements Reviewand System Definition Review and Irsquom pleased to report that we areon track by December of this yearto take the Core Stage into Pre-liminary Design Review -- a full fivemonths prior to our original com-mitmentrdquo May saidMichoudrsquos facility is critical to

reaching the 2017 SLS launchdeadline set by Congress Maysaid ldquoWe are taking a lean sys-

continued on pg 3

Todd May director of the Space Launch System Program Office speaks with members of the New Orleans media during a break in the SLS Industry Day presentations Oct 24 Event participants travelled to Michoud from 17 states and the nationrsquos capital

Scheuermann Returns to MAFOn Oct 23 Marshall Center

Director Patrick Scheuermann held an All Hands meeting at Mi-choud The meeting was held in Bldg 351 East where Scheuer-mann told the standing-room-onlycrowd how excited he was to return to Michoud A native of New Orleans

Scheuermann served as Mi-choud director prior to his serviceat Stennis Space Center He thanked the crowd for their hard work and reminded them that ev-ery employee who comes throughthe gate has a stake in Michoudrsquos success ldquoWe want everyone to be

proactive with new ideas for im-proving our workplacerdquo Scheuermann said ldquoSince we are on the critical path to building the SLS Core Stagewe canrsquot afford to do things inefficiently and we certainly canrsquot afford to do things in an unsafe manner Everyemployee brings value to the table -- and together we will succeed in building a rocket that will carry explorersout into the solar systemrdquo

Letters from Leadership With the end of the year and the holiday sea- have otherwise had to navigate on their own This

son fast approaching Irsquod like to thank everyone at commitment to safety is inspiring and I truly appre-Michoud for the dedication and support they have ciate their efforts demonstrated to our mission We are certainly Also this month our team welcomed Marshall working through some interesting times at Michoud Center Director Patrick Scheuermann who hosted as we ramp up our facility to support NASArsquos hu- an All-Hands meeting to introduce himself and to man spaceflight ambitions During this time of great communicate to the team his vision for Marshall change we must continuously rededicate ourselves and Michoud Specifically he shared that our facil-to working in a safe manner and to the pursuit of ity is now on the critical path to building the Spacean accident-freeinjury-free workplace Launch System rocket and that the SLS ProgramAs you can see from this monthrsquos cover story is depending on us to deliver maximum efficiency

our facility hosted an SLS Industry Day This event and cost savings to our stakeholders ndash namelydrew on resources from many organizations at NASA our government and each and every citizenMichoud and together our facility was able to suc- they represent If you see opportunities for ad-cessfully showcase our multi-tenant manufacturing ditional efficiencies or cost savings please donrsquotcommunity to companies who are currently partici- hesitate to speak up You can drop your thoughts in pating in or would like to be involved with manu- the ldquoIdeas for MAFrdquo boxes located throughout thefacturing NASArsquos next generation rocket I would site submit them by calling the Michoud Help Desklike to personally thank everyone who was involved or even email them to me directlywith the planning and execution of the event es- As the holidays approach letrsquos stay focused onpecially the Jacobs Technology Safety Insta-Gator the tasks at hand and look out for the safety and team This craft-driven organizationrsquos employees well-being of those around youwent out of their way to mitigate or eliminate the - Roy Malonesafety hazards that visitors to our facility would Director of Michoud Assembly Facility

SLS Day continued from pg 1

tems engineering approach but we are not cuttingcorners ndash this will be a safe and reliable vehicle that will carry our astronauts beyond the bounds that havedefined us for the last 40 yearsrdquo he saidMay then called to the stage SLS Stages Manager

Tony Lavoie Liquid Engines Manager Mike Kynard and Advanced Development Manager Chris Crumbly to brief the audience on the status of different SLS componentsIndustry Day continued with presentations from

Earl Pendley manager of SLS Procurement at Mar-shall and Scott Wilson manager of Orion ProductionOperations Malcolm Wood deputy chief operating officer for Michoud presented a series of slides thatoutlined upcoming facilities construction projects atMichoud The presentations concluded with Stacy Counts manager of the Marshall Partnerships Office

and Robert Bruce of Stennis Space Centerrsquos NewBusiness Development Project DirectorateThe rest of the day was dedicated to network-

ing Many aerospace companies hosted tables atthe event including Boeing Lockheed Martin ATK Northrup Grumman Pratt amp Whitney RocketdyneUnited Launch Alliance Dynetics SAIC and Teledyne Brown After a successful day of briefs and networking

many attendees participated in a tour of Michoudrsquosmanufacturing environment where they were ableto view to a friction stir welding demonstration For afull rundown of the dayrsquos events including presenta-tion materials please visit httpslsindustrydayatmafblogspotcom

Beyond Zero Presidential Gold Coin ProgramMike Dawson general manager of the MSFOC Contract would like to thank the following individuals for their contribu-tions toward creating a ldquoCulture of Caringrdquo at Michoud Carl Broom and Sam Oliphant were selected as ldquoGold Jacketrdquowinners both are now eligible for a semiannual drawing of $500 Finalist Gene Lebouef will receive a $25 gift cardAward winners will be announced monthly Beyond Zero Presidential Gold Coin Recipients for September and October are Carl Broom Jack Burks Sonia Congress Julio Nieves Sam Oliphant Shane Fischer Michael Armstrong Robert Conzonire Gene Lebouef Lisa Spiers Steve Hanberg Jimese VanBuren Terry Herrin John Dobson Jr Erica Allen Aaron Florendo Tony Murray Kenneth Howard Danny Giovingo Tammy Bradley Augustin Collins

Stand Down for Safety

Manufacturing Support and Facility Operations Contract employees took some time to talk safetyon Oct 17 The Beyond Zero Leadership Team brought in guest speaker Chris Loomis to empha-size the importance of an accident-freeinjury-free workplace Loomis who shared insight gainedfrom visiting more than 600 industrial plants while working for DuPont stressed the importance ofdeveloping a 247 Safety Attitude

Scheuermann Returns to MAFOn Oct 23 Marshall Center

Director Patrick Scheuermann held an All Hands meeting at Mi-choud The meeting was held in Bldg 351 East where Scheuer-mann told the standing-room-onlycrowd how excited he was to return to Michoud A native of New Orleans

Scheuermann served as Mi-choud director prior to his serviceat Stennis Space Center He thanked the crowd for their hard work and reminded them that ev-ery employee who comes throughthe gate has a stake in Michoudrsquos success ldquoWe want everyone to be

proactive with new ideas for im-proving our workplacerdquo Scheuermann said ldquoSince we are on the critical path to building the SLS Core Stagewe canrsquot afford to do things inefficiently and we certainly canrsquot afford to do things in an unsafe manner Everyemployee brings value to the table -- and together we will succeed in building a rocket that will carry explorersout into the solar systemrdquo

Letters from Leadership With the end of the year and the holiday sea- have otherwise had to navigate on their own This

son fast approaching Irsquod like to thank everyone at commitment to safety is inspiring and I truly appre-Michoud for the dedication and support they have ciate their efforts demonstrated to our mission We are certainly Also this month our team welcomed Marshall working through some interesting times at Michoud Center Director Patrick Scheuermann who hosted as we ramp up our facility to support NASArsquos hu- an All-Hands meeting to introduce himself and to man spaceflight ambitions During this time of great communicate to the team his vision for Marshall change we must continuously rededicate ourselves and Michoud Specifically he shared that our facil-to working in a safe manner and to the pursuit of ity is now on the critical path to building the Spacean accident-freeinjury-free workplace Launch System rocket and that the SLS ProgramAs you can see from this monthrsquos cover story is depending on us to deliver maximum efficiency

our facility hosted an SLS Industry Day This event and cost savings to our stakeholders ndash namelydrew on resources from many organizations at NASA our government and each and every citizenMichoud and together our facility was able to suc- they represent If you see opportunities for ad-cessfully showcase our multi-tenant manufacturing ditional efficiencies or cost savings please donrsquotcommunity to companies who are currently partici- hesitate to speak up You can drop your thoughts in pating in or would like to be involved with manu- the ldquoIdeas for MAFrdquo boxes located throughout thefacturing NASArsquos next generation rocket I would site submit them by calling the Michoud Help Desklike to personally thank everyone who was involved or even email them to me directlywith the planning and execution of the event es- As the holidays approach letrsquos stay focused onpecially the Jacobs Technology Safety Insta-Gator the tasks at hand and look out for the safety and team This craft-driven organizationrsquos employees well-being of those around youwent out of their way to mitigate or eliminate the - Roy Malonesafety hazards that visitors to our facility would Director of Michoud Assembly Facility

SLS Day continued from pg 1

tems engineering approach but we are not cuttingcorners ndash this will be a safe and reliable vehicle that will carry our astronauts beyond the bounds that havedefined us for the last 40 yearsrdquo he saidMay then called to the stage SLS Stages Manager

Tony Lavoie Liquid Engines Manager Mike Kynard and Advanced Development Manager Chris Crumbly to brief the audience on the status of different SLS componentsIndustry Day continued with presentations from

Earl Pendley manager of SLS Procurement at Mar-shall and Scott Wilson manager of Orion ProductionOperations Malcolm Wood deputy chief operating officer for Michoud presented a series of slides thatoutlined upcoming facilities construction projects atMichoud The presentations concluded with Stacy Counts manager of the Marshall Partnerships Office

and Robert Bruce of Stennis Space Centerrsquos NewBusiness Development Project DirectorateThe rest of the day was dedicated to network-

ing Many aerospace companies hosted tables atthe event including Boeing Lockheed Martin ATK Northrup Grumman Pratt amp Whitney RocketdyneUnited Launch Alliance Dynetics SAIC and Teledyne Brown After a successful day of briefs and networking

many attendees participated in a tour of Michoudrsquosmanufacturing environment where they were ableto view to a friction stir welding demonstration For afull rundown of the dayrsquos events including presenta-tion materials please visit httpslsindustrydayatmafblogspotcom

Beyond Zero Presidential Gold Coin ProgramMike Dawson general manager of the MSFOC Contract would like to thank the following individuals for their contribu-tions toward creating a ldquoCulture of Caringrdquo at Michoud Carl Broom and Sam Oliphant were selected as ldquoGold Jacketrdquowinners both are now eligible for a semiannual drawing of $500 Finalist Gene Lebouef will receive a $25 gift cardAward winners will be announced monthly Beyond Zero Presidential Gold Coin Recipients for September and October are Carl Broom Jack Burks Sonia Congress Julio Nieves Sam Oliphant Shane Fischer Michael Armstrong Robert Conzonire Gene Lebouef Lisa Spiers Steve Hanberg Jimese VanBuren Terry Herrin John Dobson Jr Erica Allen Aaron Florendo Tony Murray Kenneth Howard Danny Giovingo Tammy Bradley Augustin Collins

Stand Down for Safety

Manufacturing Support and Facility Operations Contract employees took some time to talk safetyon Oct 17 The Beyond Zero Leadership Team brought in guest speaker Chris Loomis to empha-size the importance of an accident-freeinjury-free workplace Loomis who shared insight gainedfrom visiting more than 600 industrial plants while working for DuPont stressed the importance ofdeveloping a 247 Safety Attitude

SLS Day continued from pg 1

tems engineering approach but we are not cuttingcorners ndash this will be a safe and reliable vehicle that will carry our astronauts beyond the bounds that havedefined us for the last 40 yearsrdquo he saidMay then called to the stage SLS Stages Manager

Tony Lavoie Liquid Engines Manager Mike Kynard and Advanced Development Manager Chris Crumbly to brief the audience on the status of different SLS componentsIndustry Day continued with presentations from

Earl Pendley manager of SLS Procurement at Mar-shall and Scott Wilson manager of Orion ProductionOperations Malcolm Wood deputy chief operating officer for Michoud presented a series of slides thatoutlined upcoming facilities construction projects atMichoud The presentations concluded with Stacy Counts manager of the Marshall Partnerships Office

and Robert Bruce of Stennis Space Centerrsquos NewBusiness Development Project DirectorateThe rest of the day was dedicated to network-

ing Many aerospace companies hosted tables atthe event including Boeing Lockheed Martin ATK Northrup Grumman Pratt amp Whitney RocketdyneUnited Launch Alliance Dynetics SAIC and Teledyne Brown After a successful day of briefs and networking

many attendees participated in a tour of Michoudrsquosmanufacturing environment where they were ableto view to a friction stir welding demonstration For afull rundown of the dayrsquos events including presenta-tion materials please visit httpslsindustrydayatmafblogspotcom

Beyond Zero Presidential Gold Coin ProgramMike Dawson general manager of the MSFOC Contract would like to thank the following individuals for their contribu-tions toward creating a ldquoCulture of Caringrdquo at Michoud Carl Broom and Sam Oliphant were selected as ldquoGold Jacketrdquowinners both are now eligible for a semiannual drawing of $500 Finalist Gene Lebouef will receive a $25 gift cardAward winners will be announced monthly Beyond Zero Presidential Gold Coin Recipients for September and October are Carl Broom Jack Burks Sonia Congress Julio Nieves Sam Oliphant Shane Fischer Michael Armstrong Robert Conzonire Gene Lebouef Lisa Spiers Steve Hanberg Jimese VanBuren Terry Herrin John Dobson Jr Erica Allen Aaron Florendo Tony Murray Kenneth Howard Danny Giovingo Tammy Bradley Augustin Collins

Stand Down for Safety

Manufacturing Support and Facility Operations Contract employees took some time to talk safetyon Oct 17 The Beyond Zero Leadership Team brought in guest speaker Chris Loomis to empha-size the importance of an accident-freeinjury-free workplace Loomis who shared insight gainedfrom visiting more than 600 industrial plants while working for DuPont stressed the importance ofdeveloping a 247 Safety Attitude

Pardon Our Dust

Dates of Construction A ndash 07122013 ndash 01272014B ndash 07242013 ndash 03212014 C ndash 07172013 ndash 09292014D ndash 07312013 ndash 03282014E ndash 05132013 ndash 02212014F ndash 04222013 ndash 10242013G ndash 04182013 ndash 12112013 H ndash 04122013 ndash 11252013 I ndash 04222013 ndash 12242013J ndash 05212013 ndash 10012013K ndash 11162012 ndash 02202013 L ndash 01182013 ndash 07012013M ndash 12242012 ndash 04172013 N ndash 10292012 ndash 04222013O ndash 05012013 ndash 10152013P ndash 02082013 ndash 06242013Q ndash 04032013 ndash 11142013 R ndash 10222012 ndash 03182013 S ndash 05082013 ndash 05282014T ndash 04192013 ndash 04162014

into these construction zones If you are cleared toenter one of these areas do not do so unless you arewearing the proper personal protective equipmentavailable in the Jacobs tool crib located on the Bldg103 south mezzanine at column P-16

A B C J

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Please be aware of your surroundings as youmove throughout the facility Michoud has begun con-struction efforts to prepare the facility for manufactur-ing the Space Launch System Core Stage Above is a map of these construction areas and dates they willbe active Only authorized employees are permitted

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Michoud Assembly Facility13800 Old Gentilly RdNew Orleans LA 70129 httpmafmsfcnasagov

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