NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Stennis Space Center will be responsible for propulsion testing on the upper stage of NASA’s Ares I and Ares V rockets and the main stage of the Ares V.

Steel work continues on the A-3 Test Stand at Stennis Space Center. Photo date: June 2, 2009.

For more than four decades, NASA John C. Stennis Space Center, located in south Mississippi, has served as NASA’s rocket propulsion testing ground.

The Engineering & Test Directorate is responsible for the safe operation of one-of-a-kind national test facilities and oversight of several rocket engine propulsion test programs.

The Applied Science and Technology Project Office mission is to provide world class project management to support NASA's science and technology goals.

The Rocket Propulsion Test (RPT) Program Office manages RPT assets, activities and resources to ensure NASA maintains its core capability of skills and infrastructure to meet mission requirements.

The Office of Innovative Partnerships transfers NASA-developed technologies to the commercial sector to help improve the economic strength of the United States and quality of life for its citizens.

The NASA Environmental Office is responsible for permitting, compliance, and monitoring NASA and NASA contractor activities that may affect the environment.