1980s: Technology Communication
The Technology Transfer Center opened and NASA Stennis, then the National Space Technology Laboratories, became the home for space remote sensing commercialization.
1987 – Dedication ceremony is held to open the Mississippi Technology Transfer Center at the National Space Technology Laboratories on June 11.
1988 – The National Space Technology Laboratories conducts the 1,000th test firing of a space shuttle main engine on Feb. 25.
1988 – The National Space Technology Laboratories is assigned a key role for space remote sensing commercialization on May 9.
1988 – The National Space Technology Laboratories is renamed the John C. Stennis Space Center by executive order of President Ronald Reagan on May 20.
1988 – Roy S. Estess is named acting director of NASA’s Stennis Space Center on Nov. 22.
1989 – Construction begins on Jan. 18 at NASA’s Stennis Space Center on the Component Test Facility to test turbopump machinery for rocket propulsion systems.
Chronology of Events
Explore the list of significant events in John C. Stennis Space Center History.
