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Inside the Visitors Center are many informative displays, including a moon rock and the Apollo 4 command module. The Hall of Achievements features exhibits, large scale models and video tapes depicting space travel history and future NASA missions. It also includes exhibits that represent many of the 18 other agencies in residence at Stennis, including the Naval Oceanographic Office which conducts residence at Stennis, including the Naval Oceanographic Office which conducts oceanographic and atmospheric environmental research, the National Data Buoy Center, National Marine Fisheries, and the U.S. Geological Survey and Environmental Protection Agency. In the auditorium, guests enjoy a wide selection of movies related to space flight, living and working in space, and future space projects.
A 90-foot Space Tower offers a beautiful panoramic view of the Space Center. This is also the location of the gift shop.
The Visitors Center is open seven days a week except Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is no charge for admission. Cameras are allowed throughout the Visitors Center and on the guided tour.
For more information or to make reservations for special groups, call the Visitors Center at 601-688-2370.
A close-up of a Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME)during a static test. Three SSME's are used to boost the shuttle into low-Earth orbit during the first 8.5 minutes of flight.
A Space Shuttle Main Engine undergoes a static firing on the B-1 test stand. Because of its important role in engine testing over the past three decades, Stennis Space Center has been designated NASA's Center of Excellence for large propulsion systems testing.
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