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Countdown to Mars: NASA to launch rover this week
Source: NASA The search for ancient life on Mars continues with the launch of a new rover set to take off for the red planet this week! NASA is hoping to launch its latest rover, “Perseverance," this Thursday, July 30th.…
'Houston, we’ve had a problem’: Remembering Apollo 13 fifty years later
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Apollo 13's astronauts still shun superstition 50 years after their harrowing moonshot. Mission commander Jim Lovell and Fred Haise say they never gave a thought to their mission number…
NASA gives 3D view of 'Apollo 13' moon
Thanks to Pink Floyd, we know what the "dark side of the moon" sounds like and now we know what the far side of the moon looks like. The lunar reconnaissance orbiter spacecraft is sending data that gives us the…
"Hidden Figures" mathematician Katherine Johnson passes away at 101, NASA says
Katherine Johnson, one of the women profiled in the hit film "Hidden Figures," died Monday at the age of 101. Johnson is a mathematician who calculated the flight path for America's first space mission and the first landing on the…
Gulf Coast transplant finds ‘dream’ work at Stennis Space Center
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (WXXV) — Dorothy Brown readily acknowledges that she loves a challenge. The fact that she is continuing to build on a two-decade career of work at Stennis Space Center is clear evidence of her determination to…
President Trump’s proposed budget benefits NASA
NASA employees are applauding the president’s proposed budget today. The space agency’s administrator spoke to workers at Stennis Space Center, which is testing the rocket which will go to the moon. Administrator Jim Bridenstine shared the news that the president’s…
WATCH: Astronaut Christina Koch to return Thursday after record-setting mission
NASA Astronaut Christina Koch is returning to Earth after the longest single spaceflight by a woman.
Helmet trouble strikes 2nd all-female spacewalk
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two NASA astronauts are performing a second all-female spacewalk to finish upgrading the International Space Station's power grid. Jessica Meir and Christina Koch were barely outside Wednesday when a…
NASA’s Mission to Mars
NASA is one small step closer to their mission to Mars. Today the first Boeing build core stage for NASA’s Space Launch System was shipped by the agency’s Pegasus Barge from the Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to NASA’s…
NASA’s Mission to Mars
NASA’s mission to the moon is one small step closer to building a sustainable presence on the moon ahead of their mission to Mars. Tomorrow, the first Boeing build core stage for NASA’s Space Launch System is being shipped by…
Next step in Moon to Mars mission
More than 50 years after putting the first men on the moon with its Apollo program, NASA is working on an ambitious new program to go back to the moon. The program is called ‘Artemis,’ named after Apollo’s twin sister,…
NASA Space Flight Awareness Program Recognizes Stennis Employee Beech
Stennis Space Center employee Mike Beech of Carriere, Mississippi, was recognized Nov. 6 by NASA’s Space Flight Awareness Program with an Honoree Award for outstanding support of human spaceflight. Beech is a manufacturing engineer for Aerojet Rocketdyne at Stennis Space…
Governor Bryant announces space initiatives
Today, Governor Phil Bryant made his way down to Infinity Science Center to make some big announcements. A new economic development initiative and space directive were both announced as Mississippi continues to assist in space exploration. The road to space…
Relativity expands rocket production and testing in Hancock County
Aerospace company Relativity is expanding its rocket component production and engine testing at NASA’s Stennis Space Center. This $59 million investment will create 190 jobs at the site in Hancock County. Included in this expansion is the lease of a…
Stennis and Michoud Center Briefing
This morning business leaders from South Mississippi had a chance to take a trip to outer space. Not literally, but they did get a full briefing directly from key leadership at Stennis Space Center, the U.S. Navy, and the Michoud…
Mississippi's role in Moon to Mars Mission
NASA is trying to take humans to new heights and thanks to a new budget we could have people on Mars in the next few years. As the old saying goes ‘you can’t get to the moon without going through…
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…