30°21′45.96″N 89°36′00.72″W / 30.3627667°N 89.6002000°W
The John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC) is a NASA rocket testing facility in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States, on the banks of the Pearl River at the Mississippi–Louisiana border. As of 2012[update], it is NASA's largest rocket engine test facility. There are over 50 local, state, national, international, private, and public companies and agencies using SSC for their rocket testing facilities.
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Formed | 1961 |
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Jurisdiction | U.S. federal government |
Headquarters | Hancock County, Mississippi, United States |
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Parent agency | NASA |
Website | ssc |
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