Major work is beginning in three Alabama communities on a 213-foot, 230,000-pound simulation of the core stage of NASA’s new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS).
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It is widely known that rocket engines tested at Stennis Space Center will launch NASA’s new Space Launch System (SLS) on its missions.
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NASA Stennis Space Center Director Rick Gilbrech was recognized during a White House ceremony Dec. 15 as recipient of a prestigious 2015 Presidential Rank Award for Distinguished Executive Service.
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NASA’s Stennis Space Center and Loyola University in New Orleans announced Nov. 19 a partnership agreement to educate young entrepreneurs and tomorrow’s industry leaders about the benefits of NASA research and development and the use of NASA intellectual property in commercial applications.
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Stennis Space Center Director Rick Gilbrech (seated, center) welcomed Bill Locander, dean of the College of Business at Loyola University in New Orleans, onsite Nov. 19 to sign and announce a Space-Act Agreement between the two entities.
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NASA took the next big step on its Journey to Mars on Nov. 4 by placing the first RS-25 flight engine, engine No. 2059, on the A-1 Test Stand at Stennis Space Center.
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NASA’s countdown to deep space continued today with a 535-second test of its Space Launch System (SLS) RS-25 rocket engine to collect engine performance data at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
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Today, Randy Galloway was named Deputy Director of Stennis Space Center.
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In auto racing parlance, NASA engineers put the “pedal to the metal” during a July 17 test of its Space Launch System (SLS) RS-25 rocket engine at Stennis Space Center. During a 535-second test, operators ran the RS-25 through a series of power levels, including a period of firing at 109 percent of the engine’s rated power.
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South Mississippi was hotter than usual on June 25 when the fire and heat produced by the longest test firing yet of a Space Launch System (SLS) RS-25 rocket engine at NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center combined with already climbing summer temperatures.
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