{"id":194550,"date":"2025-04-03T00:44:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T14:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=841374"},"modified":"2025-04-03T00:44:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T14:44:45","slug":"lagniappe-for-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=194550","title":{"rendered":"Lagniappe for April 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-article-hero-header nasa-gb-align-full bg-carbon-90 width-full maxw-full color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-hero-header\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full maxw-full minh-tablet grid-container minh-tablet flex-column padding-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper display-flex flex-direction-column\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-y-9 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-3 z-400\">\n<div class=\"z-400 grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-7 z-400\">\n<div class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-2\">3 Min Read<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"heading-41 line-height-md color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLagniappe for April 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4555.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"NASA serves as a lead sponsor, along with NASA Stennis employees and interns volunteering, for the third annual FIRST Robotics Magnolia Regional Competition on March 14.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4555.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4555.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4555.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4555.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4555.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4555.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4555.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4555.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4555.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4555.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4555.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-y-3 padding-x-3\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0\"><figcaption class=\"hds-caption maxw-mobile desktop:padding-x-3\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0 color-carbon-30\">\n<div><figcaption>Explore the April 2025 issue, highlighting the NASA-sponsored FIRST Robotics competition, Space Flight Awareness honorees and more!<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Credits: <\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>NASA\/Danny Nowlin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p id=\"top\"><strong>Explore Lagniappe for April 2025 <strong>featuring<\/strong>: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NASA-Sponsored FIRST Robotics Welcomes Teams to Magnolia Regional<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>NASA Leaders Visit Representatives<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Blood Moon in South Mississippi<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gator Speaks<\/h2>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gator-speaks-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gator-speaks-1.png?w=1200\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Gator, a fictional character, is seen with flowers in the background in the Lagniappe for April 2025\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gator-speaks-1.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gator-speaks-1.png?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gator-speaks-1.png?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gator-speaks-1.png?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gator-speaks-1.png?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gator-speaks-1.png?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gator-speaks-1.png?resize=900,600 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Gator Speaks<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Stennis<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>New beginnings feel a lot like the month of April. It is the heart of spring and the season that symbolizes growth and renewal.<\/p>\n<p>April is the perfect time to break free from old routines and try something new.<\/p>\n<p>If you have landed here in this website corner of our digital world, consider this your open invitation to continue ahead on the journey with NASA Stennis by following us on social media.<\/p>\n<p>It is time to say goodbye to the Lagniappe publication as we know it, but do not worry. All of the great news about the center and its frontline activities still will be available, just in a new way \u2013 via our social media platforms! Gator wants you to feel more connected than ever as we continue to help power space dreams in south Mississippi. Moving forward, join NASA Stennis in our digital playground for even more of that extra-something special.<\/p>\n<p>This playground is not limited to only fun, or making new friends, or learning new stuff.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, or X, there is a place, and space, for all of that and more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As we close out the website edition of NASA Stennis Lagniappe, we turn the page and look forward to new possibilities ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s keep building one connection at a time because here at America\u2019s largest rocket propulsion test site, it is more than just content.<\/p>\n<p>It is where the NASA Stennis team will continue building on its proven expertise in all areas of work, and where you will have a front row seat to experience it unfold.<\/p>\n<p>So, click the links below to become a NASA Stennis follower today.  Then, invite your friends to become followers as well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-social-media hds-social-media--horizontal grid-container grid-container-block nasa-gb-align- width-full maxw-full margin-y-0 padding-y-5 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-0 font-weight-bold hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-social-media-links\">\n<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center padding-y-1\" id=\"social-facebook\">\n<div class=\"circle-4 minw-4 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center\" style=\"background-color: #4267B2;\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-labelledby=\"facebookIconTitle\"><title id=\"facebookIconTitle\">Facebook logo<\/title><path d=\"M9 8h-3v4h3v12h5v-12h3.642l.358-4h-4v-1.667c0-.955.192-1.333 1.115-1.333h2.885v-5h-3.808c-3.596 0-5.192 1.583-5.192 4.615v3.385z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-social-media-items padding-left-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"margin-right-2\" href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/NASAStennis\" aria-label=\"Go to @NASAStennis on facebook\" rel=\"noopener\">@NASAStennis<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center padding-y-1\" id=\"social-twitter\">\n<div class=\"circle-4 minw-4 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center\" style=\"background-color: #1DA1F2;\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"1200\" height=\"1227\" viewBox=\"0 0 1200 1227\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M714.163 519.284L1160.89 0H1055.03L667.137 450.887L357.328 0H0L468.492 681.821L0 1226.37H105.866L515.491 750.218L842.672 1226.37H1200L714.137 519.284H714.163ZM569.165 687.828L521.697 619.934L144.011 79.6944H306.615L611.412 515.685L658.88 583.579L1055.08 1150.3H892.476L569.165 687.854V687.828Z\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-social-media-items padding-left-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"margin-right-2\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NASAStennis\" aria-label=\"Go to @NASAStennis on twitter\">@NASAStennis<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center padding-y-1\" id=\"social-instagram\">\n<div class=\"circle-4 minw-4 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center\" style=\"background-color: #833AB4;\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"169.063px\" height=\"169.063px\" viewBox=\"0 0 169.063 169.063\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 169.063 169.063;\" xml:space=\"preserve\" aria-labelledby=\"instagramIconTitle\"><title id=\"instagramIconTitle\">Instagram logo<\/title><g> <path d=\"M122.406,0H46.654C20.929,0,0,20.93,0,46.655v75.752c0,25.726,20.929,46.655,46.654,46.655h75.752 c25.727,0,46.656-20.93,46.656-46.655V46.655C169.063,20.93,148.133,0,122.406,0z M154.063,122.407 c0,17.455-14.201,31.655-31.656,31.655H46.654C29.2,154.063,15,139.862,15,122.407V46.655C15,29.201,29.2,15,46.654,15h75.752 c17.455,0,31.656,14.201,31.656,31.655V122.407z\"\/> <path d=\"M84.531,40.97c-24.021,0-43.563,19.542-43.563,43.563c0,24.02,19.542,43.561,43.563,43.561s43.563-19.541,43.563-43.561 C128.094,60.512,108.552,40.97,84.531,40.97z M84.531,113.093c-15.749,0-28.563-12.812-28.563-28.561 c0-15.75,12.813-28.563,28.563-28.563s28.563,12.813,28.563,28.563C113.094,100.281,100.28,113.093,84.531,113.093z\"\/> <path d=\"M129.921,28.251c-2.89,0-5.729,1.17-7.77,3.22c-2.051,2.04-3.23,4.88-3.23,7.78c0,2.891,1.18,5.73,3.23,7.78 c2.04,2.04,4.88,3.22,7.77,3.22c2.9,0,5.73-1.18,7.78-3.22c2.05-2.05,3.22-4.89,3.22-7.78c0-2.9-1.17-5.74-3.22-7.78 C135.661,29.421,132.821,28.251,129.921,28.251z\"\/><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-social-media-items padding-left-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"margin-right-2\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/NASAStennis\" aria-label=\"Go to @NASAStennis on instagram\" rel=\"noopener\">@NASAStennis<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/lagniappe-for-april-2025\/#top\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/stennis\/lagniappe-for-january-2025\/\">Back to Top<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NASA Stennis Top News<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>NASA-Sponsored FIRST Robotics Welcomes Teams to Magnolia Regional<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-image-carousel grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-8 padding-bottom-8 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-image-carousel\">\n<div class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-carousel-slider margin-0\" id=\"image-carousel-slider\">\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4451.jpg?w=683\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"NASA serves as a lead sponsor, along with NASA Stennis employees and interns volunteering, for the third annual FIRST Robotics Magnolia Regional Competition on March 14.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 55% 28%; object-position: 55% 28%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4451.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4451.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4451.jpg?resize=768,1152 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4451.jpg?resize=683,1024 683w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4451.jpg?resize=1024,1536 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4451.jpg?resize=1365,2048 1365w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4451.jpg?resize=267,400 267w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4451.jpg?resize=400,600 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4451.jpg?resize=600,900 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4451.jpg?resize=800,1200 800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4451.jpg?resize=1333,2000 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA serves as a lead sponsor, along with NASA Stennis employees and interns volunteering, for the third annual FIRST Robotics Magnolia Regional Competition on March 14. The event in Laurel, Mississippi, welcomed 37 teams from eight states (Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee) and one team from Mexico. The FIRST (For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics event joined NASA\u2019s Robotics Alliance Project to combine the excitement of sport with the rigors of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in field games using industrial-sized robots.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Danny Nowlin<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4491.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"NASA serves as a lead sponsor, along with NASA Stennis employees and interns volunteering, for the third annual FIRST Robotics Magnolia Regional Competition on March 14.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.02); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4491.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4491.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4491.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4491.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4491.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4491.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4491.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4491.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4491.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4491.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4491.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA serves as a lead sponsor, along with NASA Stennis employees and interns volunteering, for the third annual FIRST Robotics Magnolia Regional Competition on March 14. The event in Laurel, Mississippi, welcomed 37 teams from eight states (Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee) and one team from Mexico. The FIRST (For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics event joined NASA\u2019s Robotics Alliance Project to combine the excitement of sport with the rigors of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in field games using industrial-sized robots.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Danny Nowlin<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4495.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"NASA serves as a lead sponsor, along with NASA Stennis employees and interns volunteering, for the third annual FIRST Robotics Magnolia Regional Competition on March 14.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 23% 40%; object-position: 23% 40%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4495.jpg 3610w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4495.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4495.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4495.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4495.jpg?resize=1536,1021 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4495.jpg?resize=2048,1362 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4495.jpg?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4495.jpg?resize=600,399 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4495.jpg?resize=900,598 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4495.jpg?resize=1200,798 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4495.jpg?resize=2000,1330 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA serves as a lead sponsor, along with NASA Stennis employees and interns volunteering, for the third annual FIRST Robotics Magnolia Regional Competition on March 14. The event in Laurel, Mississippi, welcomed 37 teams from eight states (Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee) and one team from Mexico. The FIRST (For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics event joined NASA\u2019s Robotics Alliance Project to combine the excitement of sport with the rigors of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in field games using industrial-sized robots.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Danny Nowlin<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4555.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"NASA serves as a lead sponsor, along with NASA Stennis employees and interns volunteering, for the third annual FIRST Robotics Magnolia Regional Competition on March 14.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4555.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4555.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4555.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4555.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4555.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4555.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4555.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4555.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4555.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4555.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4555.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA serves as a lead sponsor, along with NASA Stennis employees and interns volunteering, for the third annual FIRST Robotics Magnolia Regional Competition on March 14. The event in Laurel, Mississippi, welcomed 37 teams from eight states (Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee) and one team from Mexico. The FIRST (For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics event joined NASA\u2019s Robotics Alliance Project to combine the excitement of sport with the rigors of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in field games using industrial-sized robots.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Danny Nowlin<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4677.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"NASA serves as a lead sponsor, along with NASA Stennis employees and interns volunteering, for the third annual FIRST Robotics Magnolia Regional Competition on March 14.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4677.jpg 3610w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4677.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4677.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4677.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4677.jpg?resize=1536,1021 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4677.jpg?resize=2048,1362 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4677.jpg?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4677.jpg?resize=600,399 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4677.jpg?resize=900,598 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4677.jpg?resize=1200,798 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4677.jpg?resize=2000,1330 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA serves as a lead sponsor, along with NASA Stennis employees and interns volunteering, for the third annual FIRST Robotics Magnolia Regional Competition on March 14. The event in Laurel, Mississippi, welcomed 37 teams from eight states (Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee) and one team from Mexico. The FIRST (For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics event joined NASA\u2019s Robotics Alliance Project to combine the excitement of sport with the rigors of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in field games using industrial-sized robots.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Danny Nowlin<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4734.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"NASA serves as a lead sponsor, along with NASA Stennis employees and interns volunteering, for the third annual FIRST Robotics Magnolia Regional Competition on March 14.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4734.jpg 3610w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4734.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4734.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4734.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4734.jpg?resize=1536,1021 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4734.jpg?resize=2048,1362 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4734.jpg?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4734.jpg?resize=600,399 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4734.jpg?resize=900,598 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4734.jpg?resize=1200,798 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4734.jpg?resize=2000,1330 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA serves as a lead sponsor, along with NASA Stennis employees and interns volunteering, for the third annual FIRST Robotics Magnolia Regional Competition on March 14. The event in Laurel, Mississippi, welcomed 37 teams from eight states (Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee) and one team from Mexico. The FIRST (For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics event joined NASA\u2019s Robotics Alliance Project to combine the excitement of sport with the rigors of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in field games using industrial-sized robots.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Danny Nowlin<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4764.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"NASA serves as a lead sponsor, along with NASA Stennis employees and interns volunteering, for the third annual FIRST Robotics Magnolia Regional Competition on March 14.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4764.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4764.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4764.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4764.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4764.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4764.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4764.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4764.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4764.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4764.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4764.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA serves as a lead sponsor, along with NASA Stennis employees and interns volunteering, for the third annual FIRST Robotics Magnolia Regional Competition on March 14. The event in Laurel, Mississippi, welcomed 37 teams from eight states (Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee) and one team from Mexico. The FIRST (For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics event joined NASA\u2019s Robotics Alliance Project to combine the excitement of sport with the rigors of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in field games using industrial-sized robots.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Danny Nowlin<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4767.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"NASA serves as a lead sponsor, along with NASA Stennis employees and interns volunteering, for the third annual FIRST Robotics Magnolia Regional Competition on March 14.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4767.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4767.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4767.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4767.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4767.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4767.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4767.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4767.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4767.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4767.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4767.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA serves as a lead sponsor, along with NASA Stennis employees and interns volunteering, for the third annual FIRST Robotics Magnolia Regional Competition on March 14. The event in Laurel, Mississippi, welcomed 37 teams from eight states (Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee) and one team from Mexico. The FIRST (For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics event joined NASA\u2019s Robotics Alliance Project to combine the excitement of sport with the rigors of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in field games using industrial-sized robots.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Danny Nowlin<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4785.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"NASA serves as a lead sponsor, along with NASA Stennis employees and interns volunteering, for the third annual FIRST Robotics Magnolia Regional Competition on March 14.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4785.jpg 3610w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4785.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4785.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4785.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4785.jpg?resize=1536,1021 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4785.jpg?resize=2048,1362 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4785.jpg?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4785.jpg?resize=600,399 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4785.jpg?resize=900,598 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4785.jpg?resize=1200,798 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4785.jpg?resize=2000,1330 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA serves as a lead sponsor, along with NASA Stennis employees and interns volunteering, for the third annual FIRST Robotics Magnolia Regional Competition on March 14. The event in Laurel, Mississippi, welcomed 37 teams from eight states (Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee) and one team from Mexico. The FIRST (For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics event joined NASA\u2019s Robotics Alliance Project to combine the excitement of sport with the rigors of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in field games using industrial-sized robots.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Danny Nowlin<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4800.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"NASA serves as a lead sponsor, along with NASA Stennis employees and interns volunteering, for the third annual FIRST Robotics Magnolia Regional Competition on March 14.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4800.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4800.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4800.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4800.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4800.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4800.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4800.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4800.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4800.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4800.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dsc-4800.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA serves as a lead sponsor, along with NASA Stennis employees and interns volunteering, for the third annual FIRST Robotics Magnolia Regional Competition on March 14. The event in Laurel, Mississippi, welcomed 37 teams from eight states (Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee) and one team from Mexico. The FIRST (For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics event joined NASA\u2019s Robotics Alliance Project to combine the excitement of sport with the rigors of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in field games using industrial-sized robots.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Danny Nowlin<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav display-flex margin-left-auto margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next margin-right-0\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/lagniappe-for-april-2025\/#top\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/stennis\/lagniappe-for-january-2025\/\">Back to Top<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Center Activities<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>NASA Leaders Visit Representatives<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-image-carousel grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-8 padding-bottom-8 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-image-carousel\">\n<div class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-carousel-slider margin-0\" id=\"image-carousel-slider\">\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-1.jpg?w=790\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi, center, greets NASA Stennis Deputy Director Christine Powell, right, and NASA Stennis Legislative Affairs Officer and Chief of Staff Troy Frisbie on March 4.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 53% 10%; object-position: 53% 10%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-1.jpg 2712w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-1.jpg?resize=231,300 231w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-1.jpg?resize=768,996 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-1.jpg?resize=790,1024 790w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-1.jpg?resize=1185,1536 1185w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-1.jpg?resize=1580,2048 1580w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-1.jpg?resize=309,400 309w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-1.jpg?resize=463,600 463w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-1.jpg?resize=694,900 694w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-1.jpg?resize=926,1200 926w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-1.jpg?resize=1543,2000 1543w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi, center, greets NASA Stennis Deputy Director Christine Powell, right, and NASA Stennis Legislative Affairs Officer and Chief of Staff Troy Frisbie on March 4. Powell and Frisbie visited with Smith and other congressional members in conjunction with the recent NASA Artemis Suppliers Conference in Washington, D.C.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Stennis<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"806\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-2.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi welcomes NASA Stennis Deputy Director Christine Powell and other guests on March 5.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.02); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-2.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-2.jpg?resize=300,236 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-2.jpg?resize=768,604 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-2.jpg?resize=1024,806 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-2.jpg?resize=1536,1208 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-2.jpg?resize=2048,1611 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-2.jpg?resize=400,315 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-2.jpg?resize=600,472 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-2.jpg?resize=900,708 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-2.jpg?resize=1200,944 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-2.jpg?resize=2000,1573 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi welcomes NASA Stennis Deputy Director Christine Powell and other guests on March 5. Powell visited Wicker in conjunction with the NASA Artemis Suppliers Conference in Washington, D.C.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Stennis<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-3.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"U.S. Rep. Mike Ezell of Mississippi, fourth from right, stands with acting NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Kelvin Manning, fifth from right; NASA Stennis Deputy Director Christine Powell, third from right; NASA Stennis Legislative Affairs Officer and Chief of Staff Troy Frisbie, far left; and several congressional staff members March 5.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-3.jpg 3944w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-3.jpg?resize=300,173 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-3.jpg?resize=768,442 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-3.jpg?resize=1024,590 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-3.jpg?resize=1536,885 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-3.jpg?resize=2048,1180 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-3.jpg?resize=400,230 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-3.jpg?resize=600,346 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-3.jpg?resize=900,518 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-3.jpg?resize=1200,691 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/suppliers-conference-3.jpg?resize=2000,1152 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">U.S. Rep. Mike Ezell of Mississippi, fourth from right, stands with acting NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Kelvin Manning, fifth from right; NASA Stennis Deputy Director Christine Powell, third from right; NASA Stennis Legislative Affairs Officer and Chief of Staff Troy Frisbie, far left; and several congressional staff members March 5. The NASA officials visited with Ezell and other congressional members in conjunction with the recent NASA Artemis Suppliers Conference in Washington, D.C.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Stennis<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav display-flex margin-left-auto margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next margin-right-0\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>NASA Space Flight Awareness Program Recognizes Stennis Employees<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>NASA\u2019s Stennis Space Center employees were recognized with Honoree Awards from NASA\u2019s Space Flight Awareness Program during a March 10 ceremony in Orlando, Florida, for outstanding support of human spaceflight.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/nasa-space-flight-awareness-program-recognizes-stennis-employees\/\"  class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"Read More about Space Flight Awareness Honorees\"><br \/>\n\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Read More about Space Flight Awareness Honorees<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Blood Moon in South Mississippi<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-image-carousel grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-8 padding-bottom-8 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-image-carousel\">\n<div class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-carousel-slider margin-0\" id=\"image-carousel-slider\">\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"936\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-1-e1743517588789.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Images show the total lunar eclipse, known as a Blood Moon, over south Mississippi during the early morning hours of March 14.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 11% 70%; object-position: 11% 70%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-1-e1743517588789.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-1-e1743517588789.jpg?resize=300,274 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-1-e1743517588789.jpg?resize=768,702 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-1-e1743517588789.jpg?resize=1024,936 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-1-e1743517588789.jpg?resize=400,366 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-1-e1743517588789.jpg?resize=600,548 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-1-e1743517588789.jpg?resize=900,823 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Images show the total lunar eclipse, known as a Blood Moon, over south Mississippi during the early morning hours of March 14. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align so that the Moon passes into Earth\u2019s shadow. In a total lunar eclipse, the entire Moon falls within the darkest part of Earth\u2019s shadow, called the umbra. When the Moon is within the umbra, it appears red-orange. Lunar eclipses are sometimes called \u201cBlood Moons\u201d because of this phenomenon.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Rebecca Mataya<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-2.jpg?w=577\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Images show the total lunar eclipse, known as a Blood Moon, over south Mississippi during the early morning hours of March 14.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.02); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-2.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-2.jpg?resize=169,300 169w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-2.jpg?resize=768,1364 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-2.jpg?resize=577,1024 577w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-2.jpg?resize=865,1536 865w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-2.jpg?resize=225,400 225w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-2.jpg?resize=338,600 338w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-2.jpg?resize=507,900 507w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-2.jpg?resize=676,1200 676w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-2.jpg?resize=1126,2000 1126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Images show the total lunar eclipse, known as a Blood Moon, over south Mississippi during the early morning hours of March 14. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align so that the Moon passes into Earth\u2019s shadow. In a total lunar eclipse, the entire Moon falls within the darkest part of Earth\u2019s shadow, called the umbra. When the Moon is within the umbra, it appears red-orange. Lunar eclipses are sometimes called \u201cBlood Moons\u201d because of this phenomenon.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Rebecca Mataya<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-3.jpg?w=577\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Images show the total lunar eclipse, known as a Blood Moon, over south Mississippi during the early morning hours of March 14.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 38% 27%; object-position: 38% 27%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-3.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-3.jpg?resize=169,300 169w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-3.jpg?resize=768,1364 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-3.jpg?resize=577,1024 577w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-3.jpg?resize=865,1536 865w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-3.jpg?resize=225,400 225w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-3.jpg?resize=338,600 338w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-3.jpg?resize=507,900 507w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-3.jpg?resize=676,1200 676w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-3.jpg?resize=1126,2000 1126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Images show the total lunar eclipse, known as a Blood Moon, over south Mississippi during the early morning hours of March 14. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align so that the Moon passes into Earth\u2019s shadow. In a total lunar eclipse, the entire Moon falls within the darkest part of Earth\u2019s shadow, called the umbra. When the Moon is within the umbra, it appears red-orange. Lunar eclipses are sometimes called \u201cBlood Moons\u201d because of this phenomenon.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Rebecca Mataya<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-4.jpg?w=577\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Images show the total lunar eclipse, known as a Blood Moon, over south Mississippi during the early morning hours of March 14.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 29% 14%; object-position: 29% 14%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-4.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-4.jpg?resize=169,300 169w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-4.jpg?resize=768,1364 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-4.jpg?resize=577,1024 577w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-4.jpg?resize=865,1536 865w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-4.jpg?resize=225,400 225w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-4.jpg?resize=338,600 338w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-4.jpg?resize=507,900 507w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-4.jpg?resize=676,1200 676w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-4.jpg?resize=1126,2000 1126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Images show the total lunar eclipse, known as a Blood Moon, over south Mississippi during the early morning hours of March 14. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align so that the Moon passes into Earth\u2019s shadow. In a total lunar eclipse, the entire Moon falls within the darkest part of Earth\u2019s shadow, called the umbra. When the Moon is within the umbra, it appears red-orange. Lunar eclipses are sometimes called \u201cBlood Moons\u201d because of this phenomenon.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Rebecca Mataya<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-5.jpg?w=577\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Images show the total lunar eclipse, known as a Blood Moon, over south Mississippi during the early morning hours of March 14.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 33% 58%; object-position: 33% 58%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-5.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-5.jpg?resize=169,300 169w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-5.jpg?resize=768,1364 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-5.jpg?resize=577,1024 577w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-5.jpg?resize=865,1536 865w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-5.jpg?resize=225,400 225w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-5.jpg?resize=338,600 338w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-5.jpg?resize=507,900 507w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-5.jpg?resize=676,1200 676w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-5.jpg?resize=1126,2000 1126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Images show the total lunar eclipse, known as a Blood Moon, over south Mississippi during the early morning hours of March 14. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align so that the Moon passes into Earth\u2019s shadow. In a total lunar eclipse, the entire Moon falls within the darkest part of Earth\u2019s shadow, called the umbra. When the Moon is within the umbra, it appears red-orange. Lunar eclipses are sometimes called \u201cBlood Moons\u201d because of this phenomenon.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Rebecca Mataya<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-6.jpg?w=577\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Images show the total lunar eclipse, known as a Blood Moon, over south Mississippi during the early morning hours of March 14.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 24% 14%; object-position: 24% 14%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-6.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-6.jpg?resize=169,300 169w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-6.jpg?resize=768,1364 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-6.jpg?resize=577,1024 577w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-6.jpg?resize=865,1536 865w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-6.jpg?resize=225,400 225w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-6.jpg?resize=338,600 338w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-6.jpg?resize=507,900 507w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-6.jpg?resize=676,1200 676w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/moon-6.jpg?resize=1126,2000 1126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Images show the total lunar eclipse, known as a Blood Moon, over south Mississippi during the early morning hours of March 14. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align so that the Moon passes into Earth\u2019s shadow. In a total lunar eclipse, the entire Moon falls within the darkest part of Earth\u2019s shadow, called the umbra. When the Moon is within the umbra, it appears red-orange. Lunar eclipses are sometimes called \u201cBlood Moons\u201d because of this phenomenon.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Rebecca Mataya<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav display-flex margin-left-auto margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next margin-right-0\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/blogs\/watch-the-skies\/2025\/03\/07\/dont-sleep-on-this-total-lunar-eclipse-will-bring-blood-moon-march-13-14\/\"  class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"Learn More About the Blood Moon\"><br \/>\n\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Learn More About the Blood Moon<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>U.S. Senator\u2019s Staff Visit NASA Stennis<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-21-25-wicker-staff-visit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-21-25-wicker-staff-visit.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA\u2019s Stennis Space Center hosts staff members of U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi on March 21 for a site visit.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-21-25-wicker-staff-visit.jpg 3610w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-21-25-wicker-staff-visit.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-21-25-wicker-staff-visit.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-21-25-wicker-staff-visit.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-21-25-wicker-staff-visit.jpg?resize=1536,1021 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-21-25-wicker-staff-visit.jpg?resize=2048,1362 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-21-25-wicker-staff-visit.jpg?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-21-25-wicker-staff-visit.jpg?resize=600,399 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-21-25-wicker-staff-visit.jpg?resize=900,598 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-21-25-wicker-staff-visit.jpg?resize=1200,798 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-21-25-wicker-staff-visit.jpg?resize=2000,1330 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA\u2019s Stennis Space Center hosts staff members of U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi on March 21 for a site visit. Pictured (left to right) are Kelly McCarthy, NASA Stennis partnership development lead; Troy Frisbie, NASA Stennis legislative affairs officer and chief of staff; Jason Richard, NASA Stennis propulsion business manager; Joe Schuyler, director of the NASA Stennis Engineering and Test Directorate; Emily Yetter, Wicker\u2019s military legislative assistant; Dan Hillenbrand, Wicker\u2019s legislative director; Terry Miller, U.S. Navy Fellow assigned to Wicker\u2019s office; NASA Stennis Associate Director Rodney McKellip; Duane Armstrong, manager of the NASA Stennis Strategic Business Development Office; Drew Parks, Navy Senate liaison officer to Wicker\u2019s office. The members representing the Mississippi senator\u2019s staff toured NASA Stennis, including the Thad Cochran Test Stand, where NASA Stennis is preparing for future Artemis testing.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Danny Nowlin<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>NASA Stennis Hosts Leadership Class<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-26-25-hancock-county-leadership-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-26-25-hancock-county-leadership-.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Approximately 50 members of the Leadership Hancock Class of 2025 visit NASA Stennis on March 26 for a full-day tour that included meeting NASA Stennis leaders and seeing center facilities, such as the Thad Cochran Test Stand pictured in the background.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-26-25-hancock-county-leadership-.jpg 5568w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-26-25-hancock-county-leadership-.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-26-25-hancock-county-leadership-.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-26-25-hancock-county-leadership-.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-26-25-hancock-county-leadership-.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-26-25-hancock-county-leadership-.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-26-25-hancock-county-leadership-.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-26-25-hancock-county-leadership-.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-26-25-hancock-county-leadership-.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-26-25-hancock-county-leadership-.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-26-25-hancock-county-leadership-.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Approximately 50 members of the Leadership Hancock Class of 2025 visit NASA Stennis on March 26 for a full-day tour that included meeting NASA Stennis leaders and seeing center facilities, such as the Thad Cochran Test Stand pictured in the background. Leadership Hancock is an annual program by the Hancock County Chamber of Commerce designed to identify and cultivate future community leaders.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Danny Nowlin<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>NASA Stennis Interns Tour Site<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-7-25-interns-tour.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-7-25-interns-tour.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA student interns stand in the flame deflector at the Fred Haise Test Stand on March 7 during a NASA Stennis site tour. Interns include (left to right): Addison Mitchell (Pathways intern for Engineering and Test Directorate); Andrew Evans (Office of STEM Engagement intern for Autonomous Systems Lab); Mikayla Chandler (Office of STEM Engagement intern for ASTRO CAMP Community Partners); and Kristen Zack (Office of STEM Engagement intern for Autonomous Systems Lab).\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-7-25-interns-tour.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-7-25-interns-tour.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-7-25-interns-tour.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-7-25-interns-tour.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-7-25-interns-tour.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-7-25-interns-tour.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-7-25-interns-tour.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-7-25-interns-tour.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-7-25-interns-tour.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-7-25-interns-tour.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-7-25-interns-tour.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA student interns stand in the flame deflector at the Fred Haise Test Stand on March 7 during a NASA Stennis site tour. Interns include (left to right): Addison Mitchell (Pathways intern for Engineering and Test Directorate); Andrew Evans (Office of STEM Engagement intern for Autonomous Systems Lab); Mikayla Chandler (Office of STEM Engagement intern for ASTRO CAMP Community Partners); and Kristen Zack (Office of STEM Engagement intern for Autonomous Systems Lab). NASA Office of STEM Engagement paid internships allow high school and college-level students to contribute to agency projects under the guidance of a NASA mentor. The Pathways program offers current students and recent graduates paid internships that can be direct pipelines to full-time employment at NASA upon graduation.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Danny Nowlin<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rocket Test Group Visits NASA Stennis<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>NASA Stennis partnered with Mississippi Enterprise for Technology to host more than 100 members of the 57<sup>th<\/sup> Rocket Test Group on March 18-19.<\/p>\n<p>The group toured the south Mississippi NASA center on March 19, learning how NASA Stennis operates as NASA\u2019s primary, and America\u2019s largest, rocket propulsion test site to serve the nation and commercial sector with its unique capabilities and expertise.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/rocket-test-group-visits-nasa-stennis\/\"  class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"Read More about Rocket Test Groups Visit\"><br \/>\n\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Read More about Rocket Test Groups Visit<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/lagniappe-for-april-2025\/#top\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/stennis\/lagniappe-for-january-2025\/\">Back to Top<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NASA in the News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/nasas-artemis-ii-orion-service-module-buttoned-up-for-launch\/\">NASA\u2019s Artemis II Orion Service Module Buttoned Up for Launch &#8211; NASA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/welcome-home-nasas-spacex-crew-9-back-on-earth-after-science-mission\/\">Welcome Home! NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-9 Back on Earth After Science Mission &#8211; NASA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-science-continues-after-fireflys-first-moon-mission-concludes\/\">NASA Science Continues After Firefly\u2019s First Moon Mission Concludes &#8211; NASA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/blogs\/missions\/2025\/03\/14\/nasa-artemis-ii-core-stage-goes-horizontal-ahead-of-final-integration\/\">NASA Artemis II Core Stage Goes Horizontal Ahead of Final Integration &#8211; NASA<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/lagniappe-for-april-2025\/#top\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/stennis\/lagniappe-for-january-2025\/\">Back to Top<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Employee Profile: Rebecca Mataya<\/h2>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rebecca-mataya.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rebecca-mataya.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Rebecca Mataya stands for a portrait wearing a black jacket; Stennis posters are shown in the background\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rebecca-mataya.jpg 3610w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rebecca-mataya.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rebecca-mataya.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rebecca-mataya.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rebecca-mataya.jpg?resize=1536,1021 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rebecca-mataya.jpg?resize=2048,1362 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rebecca-mataya.jpg?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rebecca-mataya.jpg?resize=600,399 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rebecca-mataya.jpg?resize=900,598 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rebecca-mataya.jpg?resize=1200,798 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rebecca-mataya.jpg?resize=2000,1330 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Rebecca Mataya is a budget analyst at NASA\u2019s Stennis Space Center. \u201cWhether you are an engineer, analyst, lawyer, technician, communicator or innovator, there is a place for you here at NASA,\u201d she said. \u201cEvery skill contributes to the greater mission of pushing the boundaries of exploration, discovery, and progress. If you have a passion, determination, and willingness to learn, NASA is a place where you can grow and leave a lasting impact on the future of space.\u201d<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Stennis<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A career path can unfold in unexpected ways. Ask NASA\u2019s Rebecca Mataya. The journey to NASA\u2019s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, was not planned but \u201cmeant to be,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/nasa-employee-meets-success-at-nasa-stennis\/\"  class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"Read More About Rebecca Mataya\"><br \/>\n\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Read More About Rebecca Mataya<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/lagniappe-for-april-2025\/#top\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/stennis\/lagniappe-for-january-2025\/\">Back to Top<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ikvheyXyypo\" rel=\"noopener\">My Origin Story: NASA Engineers \u2013 Bradley Tyree<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ke6XX8FHOHM&amp;feature=youtu.be\" rel=\"noopener\">Artemis II to the Moon: Launch to Splashdown (NASA Mission Animation)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-articles\">\n<section class=\"hds-related-articles padding-x-0 padding-y-3 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n<div class=\"w-100 grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0 text-align-left\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\">\n<h2 style=\"max-width: 100%;\" class=\"width-full w-full maxw-full\">Explore More<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/stennis\/lagniappe-for-january-2025\/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/s24-061-engine-test-simulator-2-e1735839370272.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-10\">\n<div class=\"subheading margin-bottom-1\">4 min read<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n<h3 class=\"related-article-title\">Lagniappe for January 2025<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label related-article-label margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Article<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3 months ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/stennis\/lagniappe-for-february-2025\/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/stennis-winter-10-e1738342215366.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-10\">\n<div class=\"subheading margin-bottom-1\">3 min read<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n<h3 class=\"related-article-title\">Lagniappe for February 2025<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label related-article-label margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Article<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2 months ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/stennis\/lagniappe-for-march-2025\/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/s25-003-rs-25-install-3219.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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It is the heart of spring and the season that symbolizes growth and renewal. April is the perfect time to break free from old routines and try something new. 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