{"id":12457,"date":"2024-11-13T12:04:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T16:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasa-stennis-test-team-supports-space-dreams-with-proven-expertise\/"},"modified":"2024-11-13T12:04:37","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T16:04:37","slug":"nasa-stennis-test-team-supports-space-dreams-with-proven-expertise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasa-stennis-test-team-supports-space-dreams-with-proven-expertise\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Stennis Test Team Supports Space Dreams with Proven Expertise"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASA Stennis Test Team Supports Space Dreams with Proven Expertise<\/h2>\n

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Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Note: The following article is part of a series highlighting propulsion testing at NASA\u2019s Stennis Space Center. To access the entire series, please visit: https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/propulsion-powering-space-dreams\/<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Contrary to the popular saying, work conducted by the propulsion test team at NASA\u2019s Stennis Space Center is<\/em> rocket science \u2013 and requires all the talent, knowledge, and expertise the term implies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rocket science at NASA Stennis, located near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, has helped safely power American space dreams for almost 60 years ago. The accumulated knowledge and skills of the site\u2019s test team continue to benefit NASA and commercial aerospace companies, thanks to new generations of skilled engineers and operators.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe innovative, can-do attitude started with the founding of the south Mississippi site more than six decades ago,\u201d said NASA Stennis Director John Bailey. \u201cThe knowledge, skills, and insight of a versatile team continue supporting NASA\u2019s mission and goals of commercial aerospace companies by routinely conducting successful propulsion testing at NASA Stennis.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Test team personnel perform facility data review following completion of a liquid oxygen cold-flow activation activity on the E-1 Test Stand at NASA\u2019s Stennis Space Center on March 23, 2016. Activation of the test cell was in preparation for testing L3Harris\u2019 (then known as Aerojet Rocketdyne) AR1 rocket engine pre-burner and main injector. The versatile four-stand E Test Complex includes 12 active test cell positions capable of various component, engine, and stage test activities for NASA and commercial projects. <\/div>\n
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Operators at NASA\u2019s High Pressure Gas Facility conduct a critical stress test Oct. 18-19, 2018, to demonstrate the facility\u2019s readiness to support testing of the core stage of NASA\u2019s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The High Pressure Gas Facility was critical in producing and delivering gases needed for SLS core stage testing ahead of the successful launch of Artemis I. <\/div>\n
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Test control center crews at NASA\u2019s Stennis Space Center\u2019s simulate full operations of core stage testing Dec. 13, 2019, for NASA\u2019s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) rocket on the Thad Cochran Test Stand (B-2). NASA Stennis conducted SLS core stage testing in 2020-21 ahead of the successful Artemis I mission. <\/div>\n
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A sitewide stress test at NASA\u2019s Stennis Space Center on Dec. 13, 2019, simulates full operations needed during SLS (Space Launch System) core stage testing. The 24-hour exercise involved crews across NASA Stennis, including at the High Pressure Water Facility that provided needed generator power and water flow to the Thad Cochran Test Stand (B-2) during testing.<\/div>\n
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