Manufacturing Building (New Orleans, Louisiana)

USA / Louisiana / New Orleans / New Orleans, Louisiana
 NASA, production
This building is one of the largest manufacturing plants in the world with 43 environmentally controlled acres (174,000 m2 (1,870,000 sq ft)) under one roof. During World War II, C-46 cargo planes were produced here. During the Korean War it made engines for Sherman and Patton tanks. It came under the management of NASA in 1961 and was used for the construction of the S-IC first stage (on the east side of the plant) of the Saturn V rocket and the S-IB first stage (on the west side of the plant) of the Saturn IB rocket. It has most recently been used for the construction and production of NASA's External Tank (ET) program.
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Coordinates:   30°1'32"N   89°54'55"W
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