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NASA's John sees Stennis Space Center in

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South Mississippi has tested propulsion

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systems for over 30 years in the early

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60s tennis tested the first and second

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stages of the Saturn five rocket which

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later transported Americans to the moon

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in the late 70s the center was

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responsible for flight certifying the

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main propulsion system for the space

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shuttle today Stennis Space Center plays

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a significant role in one of NASA's

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principal enterprises to engage in the

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human exploration and development of

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space the space shuttle is the backbone

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of this initiative and Stennis is

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responsible for all activities related

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to the development and flight

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certification testing for the Space

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Shuttle main engines which power the

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shuttle during its first eight and

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one-half minutes of flight located near

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the beautiful Mississippi Gulf Coast

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Stennis Space Center is one of NASA's

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for Space Flight centers the center

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offers experienced skilled personnel and

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state-of-the-art laboratories a seven

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and one-half mile man-made canal system

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and a 125 thousand acre buffer zone

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which is a national asset because of the

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center's excellent capabilities for

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testing it has been designated as NASA's

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center of excellence for large

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propulsion systems testing SSC is well

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prepared to test the propulsion systems

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hardware of the future the newly

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constructed high heat flux facility will

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perform high-temperature tests on

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materials for a hypersonic aircraft of

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the future such as the National

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aerospace plane program a joint NASA DoD

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effort nasp is a flight test vehicle

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that would take off like an airplane fly

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into orbit at speeds of up to Mach 25

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and return through the atmosphere to

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land on a runway as mankind continues to

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explore and develop space a new

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generation of cost-effective commercial

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launch vehicles will be required

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Stennis Space Center will be prepared to

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test much of the advanced space

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propulsion hardware beginning at the

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major rocket engine component level SSC

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state-of-the-art component test facility

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is a flexible three celled ground test

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facility now in use performing tests on

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rocket engines hybrid rocket motors and

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space vehicle system components Stennis

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personnel are involved in a broad range

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of research and technology projects

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these activities include the development

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of remote sensing technology earth

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sciences research associated data

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systems development and Technology

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Transfer Stennis Space Center is NASA's

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lead center for commercial remote

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sensing activities through such programs

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as the visiting investigator program

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earth observations commercial

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applications program Space Act

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agreements and the commercial remote

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sensing technology initiative these

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programs use a customer-focused approach

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to understand industry's need for remote

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sensing data related geographic

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information and advanced technologies to

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capture new information markets SSC also

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provides the bridge between the small

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satellite technology program and the

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private sector for commercial remote

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sensing applications Stennis personnel

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also work in a wide range of science

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projects to better understand our planet

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such as studying gases associated with

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the greenhouse effect and preserving

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tropical rainforests in Central America

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nearly 4,000 men and women make up the

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Stennis workforce which includes 1,600

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scientists and engineers these highly

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skilled personnel are employed not only

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by nasa and its contractor team but also

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by 22 other resident agencies at Stennis

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the center is also unique in that all

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the agencies share common facilities

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services and capabilities so that each

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may accomplish its own mission at

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Stennis in a more cost-effective manner

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more oceanographers work at stennis than

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any other single location around the

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world the commander naval meteorology

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and oceanography command heads a

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worldwide organization providing

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oceanographic meteorological and mapping

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charting and geodetic services to fleet

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forces operating in all oceans every

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receives products and support services

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from this command the naval

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oceanographic office is the commander's

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largest single element one of the

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world's most powerful crazed

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supercomputers is housed in their

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facilities at Stennis the Naval Research

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Laboratory at SSC is the principal Navy

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laboratory performing oceanographic and

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atmospheric environmental research the

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national data buoy center or ND bc is an

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element of a national weather service

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under NOAA the National Oceanic and

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Atmospheric Administration ND bc at

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Stennis operates and maintains 104

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oceanographic and meteorological data

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collection stations from the Bering Sea

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to the South Pacific the data taken

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every hour are delivered to operational

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weather forecasters in less than 30

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minutes another element of NOAA the

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National Marine Fisheries Service

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develops instruments for monitoring

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underwater performance of nets and

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associated fish behavior the service

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also uses satellite technology to track

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endangered species and map environmental

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conditions in the Gulf of Mexico and

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elsewhere the Department of interior's

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u.s. geological survey provides federal

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agencies with hydrologic instrumentation

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service and support it also provides

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water velocity meter calibrations for

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federal agencies and the private and

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public sectors

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the USGS is Earth Science Information

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Center offers the public access to

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millions of aerial and satellite

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photographs maps and earth science

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publications the Environmental

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Protection Agency's environmental

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chemistry laboratory provides data to

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assist in monitoring and regulating

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America's pesticide use in the

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environment the Gulf of Mexico program

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combines the efforts of federal and

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state agencies with industry and

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environmental representatives to develop

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a plan to protect restore and maintain

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the health of the Gulf the space remote

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sensing center is dedicated to the

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development and commercialization of

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remote sensing and geographic

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information system technologies into the

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private and public sectors also located

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at Stennis is the deactivated

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another integral part of the Stennis

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community is the center of higher

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learning which offers employees and

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local residents academic degree programs

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participating institutions include

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Mississippi State University the

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University of Southern Mississippi along

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with its center for marine science the

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University of New Orleans and Pearl

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River Community College NASA's teacher

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resource center at Stennis offers

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hands-on workshops and a vast collection

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of free materials for K through 12

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educators including video tapes slides

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computer software lesson plans and

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publications Stennis Space Center also

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manages NASA's tri-state education

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initiative a demonstration project in

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support of the national education goals

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plans are to replicate this NASA

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education initiative with specialized

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programs tailored for other communities

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transferring NASA developed technology

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Agency both Mississippi and Louisiana

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have technology transfer offices at

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has been a powerful partner in the

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economic development of Southern

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Mississippi and Louisiana the

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multi-agency center creates jobs

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increases local and state tax bases and

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enhances business development

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opportunities equally significant are

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the center's efforts to be a good

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corporate citizen special emphasis has

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been placed on activities that support

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education in addition to sponsoring

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Special Olympics charity campaigns and

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blood drives Stennis employees have

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always enthusiastically served in their

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hometowns as scoutmasters Sunday School

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teachers chamber board members and so

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forth the doors to Stennis are always

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open to the public the visitors center

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is a leading tourist attraction in the

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area offering indoor and outdoor

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exhibits tour guide presentations movies

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& buster's of the Space Shuttle main

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engine test complex today some of the

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most powerful rocket engines and

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components are tested at Stennis Space

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Center flight certification of Space

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the centerpiece of SSC's mission because

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the shuttle is the most capable and

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efficient human transportation system to

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space available on earth and a great

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source of national pride the shuttle is

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also NASA's workhorse to deploy the

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space station the space station will

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serve as a permanent laboratory where

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humans will pursue cutting-edge science

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Earth for future generations as our

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country's leaders chart the future of

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our nation's space program NASA's jhansi

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stennis space center stands ready to

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continue making significant

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contributions to those goals and to