Media Invited to Major Property Transfer at Stennis Space Center

[NASA News <hqnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Aug. 19, 2011

Rebecca Strecker 
Stennis Space Center, Miss.                          
228-688-3249 
rebecca.a.strecker@xxxxxxxx 

Michael Cabbage 
Headquarters, Washington                                    
202-358-1600 
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MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-172

MEDIA INVITED TO MAJOR PROPERTY TRANSFER AT STENNIS SPACE CENTER

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. -- Journalists are invited to a ceremony marking 
the official transfer of a 1.6-million-square-foot facility to NASA's 
Stennis Space Center, positioning the south Mississippi site for 
years of major expansion. 

The ceremony is scheduled for 9 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, Aug. 24. 
Participants include Sen. Thad Cochran and NASA Deputy Administrator 
Lori Garver. News media representatives will have an interview 
opportunity following the ceremony and a tour of Stennis' engine 
assembly facility. 

In 2009, Stennis Space Center was designated a "project-ready" site 
for high-tech businesses seeking new locations. It was the first 
Mississippi site to gain the technology park certification, which 
identifies locations that are ready for use and relatively risk-free 
for businesses. Sites must meet high criteria in such areas as 
availability of infrastructure, utilities, transportation and 
facilities. 

With acquisition of the former Mississippi Army Ammunition Plant 
facilities, NASA will increase the total facility space at Stennis by 
about 33 percent. A dozen employers, including Pratt and Whitney 
Rocketdyne, the Government Printing Office and the Department of 
Energy already are located in portions of the space. More companies 
and government tenants are expected. 

For more information about Stennis, visit: 



http://www.nasa.gov/stennis 

	
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