HAPPENING TODAY: Meet the Artemis III astronauts 🚀
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America’s largest rocket propulsion test center. 🚀
- Stennis Space Center repostedComing soon: one of history’s most complex missions Tune in on Tuesday, June 9, at 11am ET, to meet the astronauts flying aboard Artemis III, the mission that will test docking capabilities with commercial landers in low Earth orbit — an important step to crewed lunar landings.
00:00 - A powerful but mostly unseen water system at work during rocket engine tests at NASA Stennis underwent an upgrade in May. Crews brought the High Pressure Industrial Water Facility’s 66-million-gallon reservoir to its lowest level since construction in the 1960s by pumping out
00:00 - Stennis Space Center repostedWhat's up for June? The solstice brings summer to the Northern Hemisphere. Jupiter and Venus will appear close together in the night sky, and Mercury will join them soon after. The Moon will also pass in front of Venus on June 17. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/4uR8sUI
00:00 - Welcome to NASA! 🚀 Our summer interns are here and ready to get to work. They were welcomed to America’s largest rocket propulsion test site on day one by NASA Stennis Acting Director Christine Powell and Deputy Director Rodney McKellip. At NASA, we explore the extraordinary
- Stennis Space Center repostedOn Tuesday, June 9, we’ll announce the four astronauts who will orbit Earth aboard the @NASAArtemis III mission! Watch our live event at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC) to find out who will test the docking capabilities necessary for crewed Moon landings: nasa.gov/news-release/n…
- Stennis Space Center repostedLIVE: We're sharing the latest updates on @NASAMoonBase, our lunar habitat where astronauts will work and live.
- Welcome to NASA! 🇺🇸 🚀Honored to be sworn in today as @NASA Deputy Administrator. I’m grateful to @POTUS for the opportunity to serve alongside @NASAAdmin and the incredible NASA workforce to strengthen America’s leadership in space and lead the next era of exploration and discovery 🇺🇸
- Stennis Space Center repostedWe're building a Moon Base! @NASAMoonBase will serve as a habitat where astronauts live and work during long-term science missions. Join us at 2pm ET on Tuesday, May 26, for a live news event where we’ll share updates on our lunar exploration plans: go.nasa.gov/4uinkLi
- Meet Aya Strickland, a mechanical test operations intern at NASA Stennis. Here at NASA’s Propulsion Center of Excellence, she’s gaining real‑world experience in maintenance, troubleshooting, and supporting propellant transfers for engines tested for @NASAArtemis missions. Her
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Joined the talented people of @NASAStennis for their annual crawfish boil. This tradition brings together the people, families, and partners behind some of the hardest engineering challenges in the world. Grateful to everyone helping make our return to the Moon, Mars, and
- We were honored to host @millsapscollege President Frank Neville at NASA Stennis on May 11. Fresh off attending NASA’s Artemis II launch in April, President Neville shared his gratitude for the invitation and his excitement about NASA’s work. The visit was a great opportunity to
