Four MGCCC students chosen for NASA program
Four MGCCC students from the Harrison County campus were selected to take part in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars Program. MGCCC has been a partner with NASA, mainly…
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USM Announces Recipients of NASA-Mississippi Space Grant Consortium Scholarships
By: Ivonne Kawas The College of Arts and Sciences at The University of Southern Mississippi celebrates 25 students who have been awarded Space Grant scholarships through the state-wide NASA-Mississippi Space Grant Consortium program. This initiative aims to support students and…
NASA tests last RS-25 engine at Stennis Space Center
The John C. Stennis Space Center tested its last RS-25 engine for the season. This engine will send astronauts to the moon. As powerful as this one…
Gulfport Chamber of Commerce hosts second quarterly breakfast
Stennis Space Center is known far and wide for its contribution to NASA’s space program, but officials with Stennis are trying to get the word out about the…
RS-25 engine test conducted at Stennis Space Center
Stennis Space Center conducted their 10th hot fire test for the RS-25 engine. The test was conducted on the Fred Haise test stand. Operators fired the engine up…
RS-25 certification engine test series at Stennis Space Center
NASA entered the home stretch of a RS-25 certification engine test series with a successful host fire today, continuing to set the stage for future Artemis missions…
NASA launches new mission to improve hurricane forecasting
NASA has launched a new mission aimed at improving hurricane forecasting. The first two CubeSats, nicknamed ‘Rocket like a Hurricane,’ lifted off from New Zealand Sunday evening. They…
NASA Stennis Space Center holds State of the Union
Business leaders met in Poplarville today to discuss the future of Stennis. The 11th annual NASA Stennis Space Center Director’s Briefing was held at Pearl River Community…
Stennis Space Center sending first woman and person of color to the moon
It could be another large leap for mankind as the NASA Stennis Space Center is gearing up to make history with deep space exploration.…
Latest Artemis rocket test at Stennis Space Center
The next phase of Artemis rocket testing is underway at Stennis Space Center in Hancock County. NASA is hoping it’s newly redesigned engine will help bring astronauts to…
Mars rover captures 1st sound of dust devil on red planet
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — What’s a dust devil sound like on Mars? A NASA rover by chance had its microphone on when a whirling tower of red dust passed directly overhead, recording the racket. It’s about 10 seconds of…
Stennis resumes testing on RS-25 engines Wednesday
Now that the Artemis I mission has proved successful, Stennis Space Center is preparing to begin its next round of testing for future Artemis missions. NASA just announced it…
Rare Apollo mission moon rock back in Cyprus after 50 years
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Half a century after U.S. astronauts brought it back from the moon’s surface, a minute piece of extraterrestrial rock has finally reached its intended destination, the east Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus. The 1.1 gram piece…
NASA capsule flies over Apollo landing sites, heads home
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Orion capsule and its test dummies swooped one last time around the moon Monday, flying over a couple Apollo landing sites before heading home. Orion will aim for a Pacific splashdown Sunday off San…
NASA capsule on way to moon after launch by giant new rocket
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A space capsule hurtled toward the moon Wednesday for the first time in 50 years, following a thunderous launch of NASA’s mightiest rocket in a dress rehearsal for astronaut flights. No one was on board…
NASA’s moon rocket on track for Wednesday launch attempt
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA remained on track for Wednesday’s planned liftoff of its new moon rocket, after determining that hurricane damage provided little extra risk to the test flight. Hurricane Nicole’s high winds caused a 10-foot (3-meter) section…
Section of destroyed shuttle Challenger found on ocean floor
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger has been found buried in sand at the bottom of the Atlantic, more than three decades after the tragedy that killed a schoolteacher and six others.…
NASA: Moon rocket endured hurricane, set for 1st test flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s moon rocket needs only minor repairs after enduring a hurricane at the pad and is on track for its first test flight next week, a top official said Friday. “Right now, there’s nothing preventing…
NASA’s moon rocket returns to pad for next launch attempt
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s moon rocket is back on the pad for another launch attempt, following more repairs. The 322-foot rocket departed its hangar in the middle of the night and completed the 4-mile trip shortly after sunrise…
Two NASA spacecraft detect biggest meteor strikes at Mars
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two NASA spacecraft at Mars — one on the surface and the other in orbit — have recorded the biggest meteor strikes and impact craters yet. The high-speed barrages last year sent seismic waves rippling thousands of…
NASA spacecraft buzzes Jupiter moon Europa, closest in years
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Juno spacecraft has made the closest approach to Jupiter’s tantalizing, icy moon Europa in more than 20 years. Juno on Thursday zipped within approximately 219 miles (352 kilometers) of Europa, thought to have an…
Space telescopes capture asteroid slam with striking clarity
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The world now has stunning new photos of this week’s asteroid strike, the first planetary defense test of its kind. NASA on Thursday released pictures of the dramatic event taken by the Hubble and Webb…
Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in defense test
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A NASA spacecraft has rammed an asteroid in an unprecedented test to see if a potentially menacing space rock could be knocked off course. The galactic grand slam occurred…
Why is a NASA spacecraft crashing into an asteroid?
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — In the first-of-its kind, save-the-world experiment, NASA is about to clobber a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away. A spacecraft named Dart will zero in on the asteroid Monday, intent on slamming it head-on…