Behind the scenes look at NASA Stennis Space Center in Hancock County

HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) — In light of the success of the Artemis II mission, we are taking a deep-dive into the people and places that make space exploration possible.

In Hancock County sits Stennis Space Center, home to NASA’s largest rocket propulsion test site. Here, the powerful RS-25 engines—used to launch each Artemis Program mission—are built, pushed to their limits, and carefully analyzed to ensure they’re ready for liftoff.

In this upcoming series, WXXV’s Megan Fayard takes us behind the scenes—offering an inside look at the testing process and hearing from the experts who played key roles in past Artemis missions, and those helping shape the future of space exploration. Here is a sneak peek.