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60th Anniversary Gallery: 1970s

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In the 1970s, after testing Saturn rocket stages that carried humans to the Moon as part of the Apollo Program, Stennis began testing the propulsion system and engines needed for the nation’s newest space vehicle – the reusable space shuttle.

NASA Honor Awards ceremony in 1970
A space shuttle main propulsion test article (MPTA) component is lifted onto the B-2 Test Stand
Employees at Stennis Space Center install a space shuttle main engine
close-up view of a space shuttle main propulsion test article
NASA Administrator Robert Frosch

In the 1970s, after testing Saturn rocket stages that carried humans to the Moon as part of the Apollo Program, Stennis began testing the propulsion system and engines needed for the nation’s newest space vehicle – the reusable space shuttle. The site also continued to grow as a model Federal City.