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STENNIS RELEASES 2008 HURRICANE SEASON SHELTER GUIDELINES
With the 2008 hurricane season set to begin June 1, NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center officials would like to remind area residents that now is the time to prepare for possible storms, which includes establishing shelter and evacuation plans.
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NASA SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES FIRST SERIES OF ARES ENGINE TESTS
NASA engineers Thursday successfully completed the first series of tests in the early development of the J-2X engine that will power the upper stages of the Ares I and Ares V rockets, key components of NASA's Constellation Program.
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STENNIS DIRECTOR INDUCTED INTO U.S. ASTRONAUT HALL OF FAME
NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center Director Robert D. Cabana joined a distinguished list of American space heroes with his induction into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame at Kennedy Space Center on Saturday, May 3.
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NEW ORLEANS NATIVE HELPING NASA RETURN TO THE MOON
Paul Rieder, one of the lead designers for the J-2X rocket engine test project at NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center, had two passions as a teenager – the saxophone and science.
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A GLIMPSE INTO THE HISTORY OF NASA STENNIS SPACE CENTER
As the Apollo Program that carried humans to the moon and back began to wind down in the early 1970s, the fate of what now is known as NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center hung in the balance.
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PASS CHRISTIAN RESIDENT HELPING DEVELOP NASA’S NEWEST ROCKET ENGINE
Pass Christian resident Jeff Henderson did not arrive at NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center until 2000, but his journey to become a NASA systems engineer involved with development of a new J-2X engine that will help power the future of American space exploration began more than 20 years earlier.
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‘Fire in the Bucket’ – Stennis Begins Rocket Engine Testing
It was early morning – just after 7:30 – on April 23, 1966. A heavy mist clung to the ground. A voice was heard counting down – 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 … Ignition!
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SCIENTIST WORKING AT FRONT LINES OF GLOBAL WARMING BATTLE
More than 30 scientists -- including one from John C. Stennis Space Center -- will embark next week on a research mission to the Southern Ocean.
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Stennis Selection Ushers South Mississippi into the Space Age
In 1957, Americans, along with people across the globe, gazed at the heavens in amazement as the world’s first artificial satellite, the Soviet Union’s Sputnik 1, streaked across the sky.
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NASA SSC HOSTS FIRST ROBOTICS KICKOFF FOR REGIONAL SCHOOLS
More than 300 students, coaches and mentors from Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida converged on NASA's Stennis Space Center on Saturday, Jan. 5, to kick off the 2008 FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition season.
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NASA SELECTS SMALL BUSINESS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS
NASA has awarded contracts to 302 small business proposals that address critical research and technology needs for agency programs and projects.
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MERIDIAN NATIVE HELPING NASA RETURN TO THE MOON
Meridian native Gary Benton has made significant contributions to some of NASA's milestone moments since joining the space agency in the early 1990s.
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NASA SSC TAPS TWO INNOVATIVE SMALL BUSINESS PROJECTS
NASA has selected 120 proposals for negotiation of Phase 2 contract awards in the Small Business Innovation Research program, known as SBIR.
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NASA'S 'VISION FOR SPACE EXPLORATION EXPERIENCE' EXHIBIT TO TOUR MISSISSIPPI
America’s plans for opening the space frontier – including new human exploration of Earth's moon and future voyages to Mars and beyond – are featured in an interactive exhibit scheduled to tour Mississippi in September and October.
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NEW HURRICANE EXHIBIT OPENS AT NASA JOHN C. STENNIS SPACE CENTER
In recognition of Hurricane Katrina's second anniversary, NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center has opened a new exhibit depicting Stennis' role in helping the region recover from the nation's worst natural disaster and NASA's role in hurricane prediction and research.
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NASA'S STENNIS SPACE CENTER MARKS NEW CHAPTER IN SPACE EXPLORATION
NASA's Stennis Space Center broke ground Thursday for a new rocket engine test stand that will provide altitude testing for the J-2X engine.
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NASA ADMINISTRATOR ANNOUNCES SENIOR LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS
On Friday, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin named Richard J. Gilbrech as associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, the NASA division designing the next generation of spacecraft to return astronauts to the moon and eventually journey to Mars. Griffin also named Robert D. Cabana, deputy director of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, to replace Gilbrech as center director at Stennis.
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SCHEUERMANN NAMED STENNIS SPACE CENTER ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
NASA has named Patrick Scheuermann as the new Associate Director at NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center, Mississippi effective Aug. 19.
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SPACE SHUTTLE ASTRONAUTS STURCKOW, FORRESTER VISIT STENNIS SPACE CENTER
Commander Rick Sturckow and Astronaut Pat Forrester of NASA's recent STS-117 space shuttle mission visited NASA Stennis Space Center in south Mississippi on Thursday, Aug. 2, to thank SSC employees for the reliability of the space shuttle's main engines, which helped propel Space Shuttle Atlantis into orbit during its June 8 launch.
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NASA AWARDS MISSISSIPPI SPACE CENTER FACILITIES CONTRACT
NASA has awarded a contract to Jacobs Technology Inc., of Tullahoma, Tenn., to provide facility operation services at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.