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…
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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 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…
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…
Test component for future rocket was lifted into place at Stennis Space Center
An important milestone for future space travel has been reached in our backyard. A crucial test was completed at Stennis Space Center for…
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…
Relativity Space announces expansion of test facilities at Stennis
A company at Stennis Space Center announced plans today for a major expansion of its rocket and engine test facilities. Relativity Space plans to build new facilities…
Stennis-fueled Artemis launch a 'go' for Saturday
The countdown is on -- again, for the Artemis launch. A pre-launch briefing today said the "moon rocket" is good to go and is set for a 1:17 Central Time…
Stennis Space Center’s role in NASA’S Artemis One
When Artemis One launches later this month for a flight to the moon, employees at Stennis Space Center can take pride in knowing they were a major stepping…
Hancock County asking public's help to identify body found near Stennis
Hancock County Sheriff's Department is trying to identify the remains of a person found buried under tires in NASA'S Stennis Space Center Buffer Zone. The body was found Saturday by workers contracted by the Forestry Service to conduct a controlled…
NASA’s Stennis Space Center promotes Mississippian to leadership post
NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, announced that longtime employee Rodney McKellip is the new associate director. McKellip, a native of Picayune, and resident of Slidell, has been serving as director of…
NASA administrator discusses updates on NASA at John C. Stennis Space Center
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy visited the Stennis Space Center today to meet with site leaders and tour test facilities.…
Group of Stennis employees hold prayer rally for medical freedom in Hancock County
Stennis Space Center employees hosted a prayer rally against the federal vaccine mandate. All Stennis employees have a COVID vaccination mandate deadline of November 22nd…
Group of Stennis employees hold rally for "medical freedom" over vaccine mandate for federal workers
In response to the federal vaccine mandate, the group ‘Stennis employees for Medical Freedom’ is holding a prayer rally at the intersection of Hwy 106 and Texas Flat…
Some workers at Stennis Space Center to protest vaccine rules
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) — Some workers at a sprawling space center near the Mississippi-Louisiana line plan to protest federal requirements that they become vaccinated against COVID-19. The John C. Stennis Space Center workers plan a prayer rally Tuesday afternoon in…
NASA engineer realizes personal space dreams at Stennis Space Center
Standing in her grandparents’ backyard in the small town of Cocoa Beach, Florida, 13-year-old Nyla Trumbach watched NASA’s space shuttle launch from Kennedy Space Center on nearby Merritt Island. “Not only could I hear it, but I could ‘feel’ it,”…
NASA Continues RS-25 Testing with Sixth Installment at Stennis Space Center
NASA conducted its sixth RS-25 single-engine hot fire Aug. 5 on the A-1 Test Stand at Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, a continuation of its seven-part test series to support development and production of engines for the…
Naval Oceanography to hold change of command on Friday
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Ron Piret will take over as the new commander of the Naval Meteorology Oceanography Command at Stennis Space Center on Friday. Piret will be relieving Rear Admiral John A Okon in a 10 a.m. ceremony. U.S.…
NASA engine test taking place at Stennis Space Center Saturday
If you are in or near Hancock County Saturday, you may feel the ground shake and hear the roar of rocket engines. NASA will test-fire all four engines at once on its new space launch system at…
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…
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…
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…