Laboratory Information:
Stennis Space Center
Code TA00
Building 1100
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529
Website: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/stennis/home/index.html
Technology Transfer Website: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/stennis/business/index.html
Agency/Department: NASA
Region: Southeast
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Dr. Ramona Travis
Phone: 228-688-3832
Fax: (228) 688-3240
Email: ramona.e.travis@nasa.gov
Background/History of the Laboratory:
Stennis Space Center (SSC) is NASA's primary
center for Rocket Propulsion Testing and home to the Applied
Research and Technology Project Office. It is a multi-agency center with more than 30 resident agencies.
NASA's
Stennis Space Center is America's largest rocket test complex and its state-of-the-art facilities include
the A, B and
E Test Complexes, designed for rocket propulsion testing that ranges from component to engine to stage
level.
The unique waterway system and 125,000-acre acoustical buffer zone that surrounds Stennis Space Center
are
considered national assets, and enable testing of large-scale rocket engines and components.
Mission of the Laboratory:
SSC's principal mission for NASA is to
support the development and acceptance testing of large propulsion
systems for the following programs:
-
Space Shuttle,
- Advanced Solid Rocket Motor, and
- National Aerospace Plane High Temperature Materials Tests.
Prior to launch, every shuttle main engine requires acceptance
testing at SSC. During these tests, the engines are
hot fired for various periods of time under different operating conditions to determine their flight
worthiness.
Technology Transfer Mechanisms:
- Facility Sharing
- Facility Sharing
- Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)
- Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Earth Sciences - Remote Sensing and Satellite Imaging Studies
- Gas and Materials Analysis
- Metrology - Standards and Calibration
- Nondestructive Test and Evaluation
- Environmental Planning Studies and Analysis
- Energetic Materials
