NASA’s STENNIS SPACE CENTER DIRECTOR’S BRIEFING TO TAKE PLACE ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, AT THE SLIDELL MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
NASA’s STENNIS SPACE CENTER DIRECTOR’S BRIEFING TO TAKE PLACE ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, AT THE SLIDELL MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
Hancock Co., Miss. March 14, 2024 – The 12th Annual Stennis Space Center Director’s Briefing is scheduled for Wednesday, March 20, at 9 a.m This annual event assembles over 100 business and industry leaders from Mississippi and Louisiana for a yearly report directly from key leadership at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, the Naval Meteorology & Oceanography Command, and NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility. Speakers for this year include Mr. John Bailey, Acting Director at NASA’s Stennis Space Center; Mr. Hansel Gill, Acting Director at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility; Ms. Jennifer Hailes, Deputy Technical Director of Naval Meteorology & Oceanography Command at NASA Stennis; and Mr. Steve Heller, Founder, CEO & CTO of Evolution Space.
“We want decision makers and interested citizens to know and understand the value and importance of these two NASA assets and what it means to all of us as a significant source of employment and income for this region,” said Mark Glorioso, Chairman of the Partners for Stennis & Michoud Board.
Following the presentations and panel discussion, media will have an opportunity to interview the speakers and other leaders from the different organizations represented.
The Slidell Municipal Auditorium is located at 2056 2nd Street in Olde Town Slidell, Louisiana. Advance registration is requested for planning purposes and can be completed online at http://partnersforstennis.org.
The 12th Annual Center Director’s Briefing would not be possible without the generosity of the following sponsors:
Platinum: Aerojet Rocketdyne, Boeing, Keesler Federal Credit Union and Lockheed Martin
Silver: COLSA
Bronze: Rocket Lab
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NASA’s STENNIS SPACE CENTER
NASA’s Stennis Space Center, located near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, is the nation’s largest – and premier – propulsion test site and a federal city operated by NASA since 1961. NASA and more than 50 federal, state, academic, public, and private aerospace, technology, and research organizations located onsite share in operating costs, which allows tenants to direct more of their money to individual missions. If their combined workforces of more than 5,200 employees were counted as a single entity, Stennis would rank among the Top 10 Mississippi companies in size. The Stennis federal city is a major economic engine for the Gulf Coast region, with an average direct annual impact of more than $846 million within a 50-mile radius.
MICHOUD ASSEMBLY FACILITY
Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana, is managed by Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. This facility is essential to NASA’s human space exploration mission. It is home to one of the world’s largest indoor manufacturing facilities, has 900,000 square feet of office space, a deep-water port used for transportation and its own dedicated rail head. Michoud’s importance to Louisiana and the nation goes beyond NASA. Michoud provides a significant source of employment and income in the two-state region. Its multi-tenant facility houses government agencies and private companies that support 3,500 employees on site every day. The direct economic impact of the facility in the region is around $342 million. The direct global economic impact is $800 million.
Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana, is managed by Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. This facility is essential to NASA’s human space exploration mission. It is home to one of the world’s largest indoor manufacturing facilities, has 900,000 square feet of office space, a deep-water port used for transportation and its own dedicated rail head. Michoud’s importance to Louisiana and the nation goes beyond NASA. Michoud provides a significant source of employment and income in the two-state region. Its multi-tenant facility houses government agencies and private companies that support 3,500 employees on site every day. The direct economic impact of the facility in the region is around $342 million. The direct global economic impact is $800 million.
PARTNERS FOR STENNIS & MICHOUD
Partners for Stennis & Michoud is a coalition of Mississippi and Louisiana citizens and businesses. We advocate for the support and growth of these two NASA assets that create a demand for a highly skilled regional workforce. We also support the marketing of Stennis and Michoud as a two-state technology corridor. Our members are volunteer representatives from businesses, chambers of commerce, economic development agencies, educational institutions, local governments, community groups and private citizens.
EVOLUTION SPACE
Founded in 2018, Evolution Space is a leading provider of rapidly responsive solid propulsion systems for the next generation of private spaceflight and defense. For more information, visit http://evolutionspace.com.