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NASA Set for New Round of J-2X Testing at Stennis Space Center
NASA's progress toward a return to deep space missions continues with a new round of upcoming tests on the next-generation J-2X rocket engine, which will help power the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) to new destinations in the solar system.
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NASA Workshop Highlights Gulf of Mexico Initiative Results
Results of four dozen applications projects funded by NASA's Gulf of Mexico Initiative, part of NASA's Applied Sciences Program in the Earth Sciences Division, were presented during a three-day workshop in New Orleans on Jan. 23-25.
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Stennis Honors Company with Top Contractor Award
NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center presented its highest honor for quality and performance, the Contractor Excellence Award, to Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) for its commitment to teamwork, safety, customer service, and technical and managerial excellence at the center.
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Cook Named Deputy Director of NASA's Stennis Space Center
NASA announced today that Jerry Cook has been selected as the deputy director of NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center, the agency's primary testing ground for rocket engines and propulsion systems, and its systems engineering center for applied science activities.
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Beating Heart of J-2X Engine Finishes Year of Successful NASA Tests
NASA on Thursday took another step toward human exploration of new destinations in the solar system.
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NASA Named Best Place to Work in Government
Work Force Rallies to Support New Direction in Post-Shuttle EraNASA was named the best place to work in the federal government among large agencies in a survey released today by the Partnership for Public Service, a nonprofit, non-partisan organization.
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Web-Based Forestry Tool Wins Technology Transfer Award
The ForWarn forest monitoring and assessment tool developed by NASA's Stennis Space Center's Applied Science & Technology Project Office and other federal and university partners has been selected to receive a prestigious technology transfer award.
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J-2X Powerpack Test Lights Up the Sky
A burst of flame from a J-2X Powerpack test-firing lights up the sky on Dec. 5, 2012 at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
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NASA DRIFTER Project Proves Its Worth in Hurricane Isaac
Scientists at NASA's Stennis Space Center have a good picture of the impact of storm surges on area waters as Hurricane Isaac lumbered ashore in late August, thanks to a pair of prototype environmental monitoring buoys designed as easy-to-build school projects.
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NASA Announces Senior Leadership Changes
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced three changes to his senior leadership team Tuesday.
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Stennis Space Center Employees Receive 2012 NASA Honor Awards
Stennis Space Center Director Patrick Scheuermann and Goddard Space Flight Center Director Christopher Scolese presented annual NASA Honor Awards during an onsite ceremony Aug. 9.
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NASA Education Associate Administrator Meets 4-H'ers at Stennis
Local 4-H students had an opportunity to grow their imagination and potential at NASA's Stennis Space Center when NASA Associate Administrator for Education Leland Melvin took time to visit with them on July 30.
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Stennis Engineer Receives NASA Environmental Excellence Award
The NASA Environmental Management Division presented a prestigious 2012 Blue Marble Award for environmental excellence to Stennis Space Center engineer Bryon Maynard on June 28.
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NASA Surpasses Test Facility Record With Long-Duration J-2X Powerpack Test
NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss., broke its own record on June 8, when it conducted a test on the new J-2X powerpack.
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NASA Tests Engine for Commercial Cargo Flight to ISS
Engineers at NASA's Stennis Space Center conducted a test of Aerojet's AJ26 Engine E9 on May 3, continuing the agency's partnership support as Orbital Sciences Corporation prepares to provide commercial cargo missions to the International Space Station (ISS).
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J-2X Engine Ready for 'Higher' Level of Tests
The next-generation engine that will help carry humans deeper into space than ever is back, bigger and better.
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Stennis Receives its First-Ever NASA Small Business Administrator's Cup
For the first time, NASA's Stennis Space Center has received the agency's Small Business Administrator's Cup Award in recognition of its stellar small business program.
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NASA Announces Spaced Out Sports Challenge Winners
Three school student teams in the fifth through eighth grades have been selected as the winners of NASA's second annual Spaced Out Sports challenge.
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NASA Features Mississippi Company in Technology Showcase
A Mississippi company that partnered with John C. Stennis Space Center to create a state-of-the-art disaster information system is one of seven highlighted during the 2012 NASA Technology Day on Capitol Hill on March 28.
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USDA Forest Service and NASA Release Web-Based Tool that Helps Natural Resource Managers Respond to Forest Disturbances
The USDA Forest Service's Eastern Forest and Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Centers recently unveiled a product that helps natural resource managers rapidly detect, identify, and respond to unexpected changes in the nation's forests by using web-based tools.