NASA

Stennis rocket engine test

After six years of construction, Stennis is the closest it’s ever been to testing the new space launch system rockets, also known as SLS. News 25 has been following NASA since they began testing single RS-25 engines in 2015. Now,…

NASA administrator visits Stennis Space Center

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has been touring NASA sites across the United States. Today, he made a stop at Stennis Space Center in Hancock County. He discussed NASA’s goals into the next few decades and what he thinks about President…

Astro camp at Stennis Space Center

Today, Astro campers went to Infinity and beyond at the Stennis Space Center in Bay St. Louis as they spoke to an astronaut in space. Hundreds of kids blasted off to the Infinity Space Center for a once in a…

NASA fires up a new rocket engine

All aboard the Phantom Express! The NASA Stennis Space Center in Hancock County began testing their AR-22 Engine. Faster, more responsible, and affordable space access may seem like light-years away, but the NASA Stennis Space Center is now making it…

Students compete at Stennis

It was an out of this world experience at Stennis this week for 42 college students. Each was chosen to come learn what it’s like to be a NASA scientist including building a small scale Mars rover. It wasn’t the…

State of NASA

President Trump has announced his proposed 2019 budget for NASA. News 25’s Payton Malone traveled out to Stennis Space Center for the State of NASA and has more. One small step to the moon is how many are referring to…

NASA visit to D’Iberville Elementary School

Science can be fun when it comes to learning about space. A group of D’Iberville Elementary students had a chance to learn about space hands on today. Kindergartners blasted into space Wednesday morning as two representatives from NASA talked all…

Eclipse 2017

Check back for NASA's Live stream event of the Eclipse for August 21st 2017, starting at 11 am. Watch live video from nasa on www.twitch.tv How to View the 2017 Solar Eclipse Safely At times we all forget how dangerous…

Gautier students web-chat with Stennis engineer

For a group of students at Gautier Middle School, a virtual tour of the International Space Center turned into a web-cast Q&A session with an engineer from Stennis Space Center, but students were just as excited to learn about rockets…

A rainbow's view of NASA's RS-25 engine test

NASA engineers conducted their first RS-25 test of 2017 on the A-1 Test Stand at Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, on Feb. 22, continuing to collect data on the performance of the rocket engine that will help…

Journey to the Red Planet

Was Mars once home to microbial life? Is it today? Could it be a safe home for humans one day? NASA hopes to answer these questions and more on a crewed journey to Mars. But what will it take to…

Behind the Scenes at Michoud

NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans has played a vital role in space exploration for decades and now supports state-of-the-art technology and hardware that will one day take humans to Mars. Today, News 25’s Kristen Durand went on a…

Stennis Space Center Loses Contractor Jobs

The John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County will lose 129 contractor jobs as a result of a recent consolidation of operational contracts. The consolidation will merge the Stennis Space Center in Hancock County and Michoud in New Orleans.…

State of NASA

President Barack Obama unveiled his budget proposal for the 2017 fiscal year today, including a $19 billion request for NASA. $156 million of those dollars will be put to work at Stennis. Today, a gathering at Stennis Space Center in…