Aug. 29, 2008

John Yembrick 
Headquarters, Washington                               
202-358-0602 
john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov 

Steve Roy 
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 
256-544-0034           
steven.e.roy@nasa.gov   

Harry Wadsworth 
Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans 
504-257-0094 
harry.wadsworth@lmco.com  
MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-163

NASA'S MICHOUD ASSEMBLY FACILITY CLOSES FOR HURRICANE GUSTAV

NEW ORLEANS -- NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans will 
close at midnight Saturday, Aug. 30, to all but essential support 
personnel because of the approach and expected landfall of tropical 
storm Gustav, which is expected to strengthen into a hurricane. All 
scheduled production activities have been canceled during the Labor 
Day holiday weekend. 

Center storm updates will be available online at the agency's 
emergency operation center Web site at: 



http://www.nasa.gov/eoc   





Michoud employees and reporters may check facility status at 
800-611-3116, or by visiting: 



http://www.mafstatus.com 


Michoud provides vital support to NASA's exploration and discovery 
missions. Its capabilities include the production of large aluminum 
and composite structures for aerospace and other applications, 
including exploration vehicles under development at NASA's Marshall 
Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and other NASA field 
centers. 

	
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