NASA Michoud Assembly Facility Digital Twin

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Jason Jamerson

Assistant professor of virtual production and immersive media

published: October 1st, 2024

timeline: 2023-2024

This $7.5M federally funded project created a high-fidelity, real-time digital twin of NASA’s 2-million-square-foot rocket assembly facility in New Orleans. The project combines LIDAR scanning, photogrammetry, real-time visualization, and AI-enhanced metadata systems.