Stennis Space Center
Rocket testing facility in Hancock County, Mississippi, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The B-1/B-2 Test Stand holding Space Shuttle components (1987) | |
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Formed | 1961 |
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Jurisdiction | U.S. federal government |
Headquarters | Hancock County, Mississippi |
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Parent agency | NASA |
Website | Stennis Space Center home page |
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The John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC) is a NASA rocket testing facility in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States, on the banks of the Pearl River at the Mississippi–Louisiana border. As of 2012[update], it is NASA's largest rocket engine test facility. There are over 50 local, state, national, international, private, and public companies and agencies using SSC for their rocket testing facilities.