NASA John C. Stennis Space Center

USA / Mississippi / Pearlington /
Rocket and jet engine testing center.
The Stennis Space Center was chosen in 1961 to test Apollo moon rocket F1 and J2 engines and Saturn V stages. Today, it is NASA's large propulsion test facility. All space shuttle main engines are tested at Stennis before flight. SSC leads NASA's commercialization of remote sensing technology. Eighteen other federal and state agencies also are on the site, including the Naval Meteorology & Oceanographic Command. Rockets are not launched from Stennis, which is responsible for NASA's rocket propulsion testing and for partnering with industry to develop and implement remote sensing technology.

www.nasa.gov/centers/stennis/home/index.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Stennis_Space_Center
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Coordinates:   30°22'49"N   89°36'16"W

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  • really cool place you should go there
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