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A-1 Test Stand: First Full Engine in Nearly a Decade

Engineers have installed J-2X engine E10002 in the A-1 Test Stand at Stennis Space Center – the first full engine installed in almost a decade.

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A Test of the Saturn V first stage, S1C5, is conducted on Aug. 25, 1967, at Stennis Space Center.

Preparing for SLS Core Stage Testing

Before NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) flies to space on its inaugural mission in 2017, it will fly in place at Stennis Space Center.

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J-2X engine test firing on April 4, 2013, Stennis Space Center

Hot Fire Tests Steer Space Launch System Engines

NASA has completed one chapter of next-generation rocket testing on the A-2 test stand at Stennis Space Center.

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At Stennis Space Center, two J-2X engines and a power pack create a powerful partnership for the Space Launch System.

A Powerful Line Up

Two J-2X engines and a power pack, developed for NASA by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, sit side-by-side at John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi ...

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John C. Stennis Space Center

For more than four decades, NASA John C. Stennis Space Center, located in south Mississippi, has served as NASA’s rocket propulsion testing ground.

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Engineering and Test Directorate

The Engineering & Test Directorate is responsible for the safe operation of one-of-a-kind national test facilities and oversight of several rocket ...

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Applied Science and Technology Project Office

The Applied Science & Technology Project Office oversees the Gulf of Mexico Initiative, conducts scientific research, and develops techniques to ...

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Rocket Propulsion Test Program Office

The Rocket Propulsion Test (RPT) Program Office manages RPT assets, activities and resources to ensure NASA maintains its core capability of skills ...

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Innovative Partnerships

The Office of Innovative Partnerships transfers NASA-developed technologies to the commercial sector to help improve the economic strength of the ...

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Environmental Assurance Program

The NASA Environmental Office is responsible for permitting, compliance, and monitoring NASA and NASA contractor activities that may affect the ...

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Stennis News

NASA Selects Small Businesses for Innovative Research and Technology Projects

NASA has selected four small business proposals involving technologies being developed for the Office of the Chief Technologist at John C. Stennis Space Center for contract negotiations and continued development.
Apollo-Era Test Stand Being Prepared for SLS Core Stage Testing

Before NASA's new Space Launch System (SLS) flies to space on its inaugural mission in 2017, it will fly in place at the agency's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
NASA Set for New Round of J-2X Testing at Stennis Space Center

NASA's progress toward a return to deep space missions continues with a new round of upcoming tests on the next-generation J-2X rocket engine, which will help power the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) to new destinations in the solar system.

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Events

Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Risks Workshop

The Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Risks Workshop will be held October 16-18, 2012 at Stennis Space Center.