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The future is now and it is at John C. Stennis Space Center.
Stennis Space Center, described by its tenants as a “unique federal city” is responsible for NASA’s rocket propulsion testing and for partnering with industry to develop and implement remote sensing technology.
Stennis is home to more than 30 federal, state, academic and private agencies.
Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command activities at Stennis rank among the top 10 worldwide in super-computing capability and employe more oceanographers than any other location in the nation.
For years, Stennis’s visitors center has been one of the top tourist attractions on the Mississippi Gulf Coast -- and
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