Stennis Space Center hits major milestone for Artemis mission
A major milestone this week in the progress of the Artemis mission. Crews at Stennis completing a safe lift and installation for the interstage simulator component needed for testing…
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Engine testing for RS-25 Space Engine at Stennis Space Center
Over at Stennis Space Center, testing for a development engine RS-25 to be used for future Artemis space exploration was displayed to WXXV. For eight full…
Skydweller Aero unveils new aircraft at Stennis International Airport
There were some major developments out of Stennis International Airport on March 25th. It's called Skydweller and will be the nations only large unmanned solar powered aircraft capable of perpetual…
Stennis conducts sixth RS-25 engine test over the weekend
NASA is halfway through with their RS-25 engine tests. The sixth certification test took place on January 27th at the Stennis Space Center. Operators fired the RS-25…
First RS-25 engine test of 2024 takes place at Stennis Space Center
The first Artemis moon rocket engine test of 2024 took place on January 17. NASA completed a 500-second hot fire test of an RS-25…
Fuel leaks force NASA to scrub launch of new moon rocket
By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A fuel leak and then an engine problem during final liftoff preparations led NASA to call off the launch of its mighty new moon rocket Monday on its debut flight with three…
Cotter to step down as Hancock port CEO; LaFontaine to take reins
Hancock County Port and Harbor CEO William “Bill” Cotter is retiring at the end of the year. Cotter has served with Port and Harbor for 23 years in various roles, including Stennis International Airport…
Private plane crash lands at Gulfport-Biloxi airport
A private plane made an emergency landing at Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport overnight, causing some flight cancellations and delays.…
Stennis completes RS-25 rocket engine procedure
On Monday, NASA announced that Stennis Space team members successfully performed an uncommon remove-and-replace procedure on an RS-25 engine’s nozzle back on October 13th. The R&R procedure involves completely removing…
USM names new vice president of operations on the Coast
The University of Southern Mississippi has Dr. Shannon Campbell as the Senior Associate Vice President for Coastal Operations and will lead strategic planning and economic development to position USM’s coastal teaching and research sites in Long Beach, Gulfport, Ocean Springs…
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…
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 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…
Stennis and commercial space travel
Imagine getting a ride from Stennis into outer space. NASA is looking for a developer to help create an industrial park aimed at luring commercial development to Mississippi’s Stennis Space Center. Yesterday, the Federal Space Agency asked interested groups to…
Stennis Space Center Part II
Now that we’ve conquered the moon, our gaze has been set on the red planet.
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Stennis Space Center’s first Director Jerry Hlass knew he and his fellow workers were up for a challenge.