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STENNIS SPACE CENTER CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF ROCKET ENGINE TESTING
On the morning of April 23, 1966, the south Mississippi silence was broken by an earth-rattling roar that swept southern Mississippi and Louisiana into the Space Age.
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NASA STENNIS SPACE CENTER PRESENTS ECONOMIC IMPACT AT CAPITOL DAY
Although 25 percent of the center's work force lost their homes to the storm, the center’s positive impact to the surrounding communities and the state never faltered.
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STENNIS SPACE CENTER EMPLOYEES RECOGNIZED FOR HURRICANE EFFORTS
NASA's Deputy Administrator Shana Dale presented 25 medals, 33 commendations and 15 group awards to employees during a March 3 ceremony at NASA's Stennis Space Center.
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STENNIS EMPLOYEES RECEIVE COVETED SILVER SNOOPY AWARDS
Six employees at NASA's Stennis Space Center were honored Tuesday, Jan. 31, with a "Silver Snoopy," the personal achievement award given to space program workers by NASA’s astronaut corps.
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SSC ARCHAEOLOGY TAKES NASA TECHNOLOGY UNDERGROUND
A collection of artifacts, remnants of everyday life in Gainesville, Miss., were found using high-tech remote sensing methods like ground-penetrating radar, magnetometers, and satellite and airborne images.
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NASA ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT CHANGES AT STENNIS SPACE CENTER
William (Bill) Parsons, director of Stennis Space Center, has accepted the position of deputy center director at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Richard Gilbrech will take over as Stennis director.
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ASTRO CAMP SATURDAY WILL EXPLORE STARRY NIGHT SKY
After being suspended during hurricane recovery efforts, NASA's Stennis Space Center's popular, one-day space camp has returned, and with a lower fee.
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NASA TECHNOLOGIST AMONG LATINA MAGAZINE'S WOMEN OF THE YEAR
As an aerospace technologist at NASA's Stennis Space Center, Rosa Obregon helps test engines to power rockets toward the stars. Now – thanks to Latina magazine – she's in the company of stars.
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STENNIS EMPLOYEES RECEIVE COVETED SILVER SNOOPY AWARDS
Six employees at NASA's Stennis Space Center were honored Wednesday, Dec. 14, with a "Silver Snoopy," the personal achievement award given to space program workers by NASA’s Astronaut Corps.
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NASA SELECTS SMALL BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROJECTS
NASA has selected 335 proposals from 251 firms for the 2005 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs.
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STENNIS EDUCATOR RESOURCE CENTER REACHES OUT TO LOCAL SCHOOLS
NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center is assisting local schools in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina by taking its Educator Resource Center (ERC) materials and programs on the road.
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NASA TESTS FIRST SPACE SHUTTLE MAIN ENGINE SINCE HURRICANE KATRINA
For the first time since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, NASA's Stennis Space Center has returned to its main line of business, testing space shuttle main engines. Engineers successfully test-fired an engine today for 520 seconds.
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NASA'S STENNIS SPACE CENTER CONTINUES RELIEF EFFORTS
Caring for people continues to be the focus of NASA’s Stennis Space Center (SSC) in response to Hurricane Katrina, more than three weeks after the storm devastated the Mississippi and Louisiana Gulf Coast.
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NASA Names New Stennis Center Director
NASA named William (Bill) W. Parsons as the new director of John C. Stennis Space Center in south Mississippi, effective immediately.
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STENNIS SPACE CENTER OPENS DOORS FOR COMMUNITY DAY
Stennis Space Center’s (SSC) Community Day is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 3, Labor Day weekend. Events begin at 5 p.m. and the gates open to the public at 4 p.m.
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NASA'S STENNIS SPACE CENTER TO SPONSOR INDUSTRY DAY
Opportunity for media members to cover NASA's Stennis Space Center Industry Day, Wednesday, Aug. 17, at Convention Center Bay Tower Hotel at Casino Magic Resort in Bay St. Louis, Miss.
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STENNISPHERE TO CLOSE FOR EMPLOYEE EVENT
StenniSphere, the visitor center at NASA's Stennis Space Center (SSC) near Bay St. Louis, will close Thursday, Aug. 11, beginning at noon, due to a special event.
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SPACE SHUTTLE MAIN ENGINE TESTING: T PLUS 30 YEARS AND COUNTING
Thirty years ago there was no Internet, laptop computers or CDs; Gerald Ford was president; “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” was on TV; and “Jaws” was at the movies.
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NASA SCIENTIST USING ROCKET ENGINE TEST STANDS TO BUILD SELF-SUFFICIENT SENSORS AND SYSTEMS
A scientist at NASA's Stennis Space Center (SSC) in South Mississippi, Fernando Figueroa, is helping lay groundwork for NASA's future exploration to the outer reaches of our solar system.
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STENNISPHERE TO CLOSE FOR JULY 4
StenniSphere, the visitor center at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss., will be closed Monday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. StenniSphere will resume normal operations Tuesday, July 5, at 10 a.m.