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60th Anniversary Gallery: 1990s

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May 05, 2021
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Stennis continued space shuttle main engine testing in the 1990s but also worked to expand its capabilities with construction of innovative new E Test Complex facilities.

1990 aerial photo
Stennis Space Center exhibits in front of the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson
a night test of Fastrac engine
a test of a 250,000-pound-thrust hybrid motor on the E-1 Test
employee works to install an aerospike engine
NASA conducts its third test of a 250,000-pound-thrust hybrid motor

Stennis continued space shuttle main engine testing in the 1990s but also worked to expand its capabilities with construction of innovative new E Test Complex facilities. During the decade, NASA also recognized Stennis as the Center of Excellence for large propulsion system testing and as the agency’s lead center for implementing commercial remote sensing activities.