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NASA’s On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 Mission Ready for Spacecraft Build
NASA’s On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 Mission Ready for Spacecraft Build

In April 2021, NASA and Maxar Technologies successfully completed the On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 (OSAM-1) mission spacecraft accommodation…

60th Anniversary Gallery: 1990s
60th Anniversary Gallery: 1990s

Stennis continued space shuttle main engine testing in the 1990s but also worked to expand its capabilities with construction of…

This Week in NASA History: Alan Shepard Becomes First American in Space – May 5, 1961
This Week in NASA History: Alan Shepard Becomes First American in Space – May 5, 1961

This week in 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard lifted off in the Freedom 7 spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida, embarking on…

60th Anniversary Gallery: 1980s
60th Anniversary Gallery: 1980s

Stennis focused on testing every space shuttle main engine used in flight during the 1980s.

President Kennedy Awards Alan Shepard NASA’s Distinguished Service Medal
President Kennedy Awards Alan Shepard NASA’s Distinguished Service Medal

A U.S. Marine helicopter recovery team hoists astronaut Alan Shepard from his Mercury spacecraft after a successful flight and splashdown…

60th Anniversary Gallery: 1970s
60th Anniversary Gallery: 1970s

In the 1970s, after testing Saturn rocket stages that carried humans to the Moon as part of the Apollo Program,…

X-59 Team Installs Quiet Supersonic Technologies
X-59 Team Installs Quiet Supersonic Technologies

NASA is targeting 2022 for the first flight of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) research aircraft. Its mission –…

60th Anniversary Gallery: 1960s
60th Anniversary Gallery: 1960s

Stennis Space Center was a beehive of activity during the 1960s as site test structures and facilities were constructed.

May 5, 1978
May 5, 1978

The first full 'design limit test' (max load) of the Solid Rocket Booster parachute was cancelled when the 48,000 pound…

NASA Researcher Harvests Crops in Antarctica
NASA Researcher Harvests Crops in Antarctica

NASA researcher harvests crops in Antarctica.