John C. Stennis Space Center historian Marco Giardino speaks to center employees during the first An Hour in History session March 22. The Stennis History Office launched the series as part of the rocket engine test facility's yearlong 50th anniversary celebration. The inaugural session focused on Stennis history during the early 1960s. Subsequent sessions will focus on other aspects of Stennis history as part of the '50 Years of Powering Dreams' anniversary theme.

Spirit Heads Toward History

Pits, Picasso, and Mercury History

Mercury Violent History

Rocks: Windows to History of Mars

History Leaves Salts Behind

A Brief History of Time

2011 Women's History Month

John C. Stennis Space Center employees (l to r) Janet Kovac (NASA Shared Services Center), Lael Butler (Environmental Protection Agency Gulf of Mexico Program), Mary Carter (NSSC) and Maura Lohrenz (Naval Research Laboratory) celebrate a correct answer during the Women's History Month Quiz Bowl held onsite March 24. The contest between the women and a panel of four men tested each side's knowledge of women's history facts and events. This year's Women's History Month theme was 'Our History is Our Strength.' Befitting that sentiment, the panel of women won the contest.

2011 Black History Month

Victoria Webb (center) discusses African-American history during a Black History Month program for John C. Stennis Space Center employees on Feb. 16. Webb, a 103-year-old native of Pass Christian, was guest speaker for the program, sponsored by the Stennis Diversity Council and the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. She was joined in her presentation by Valli Battle (left), a NAVOCEANO employee at Stennis, and friend Jeanell Barnes. Black History Month was first observed in 1976 and is celebrated each February. The 2011 theme was African-Americans and the Civil War.

Marshall Space Flight Center's Black History Month program with Yotodsha Fields speaking on the history of historic black colleges and universities.

2020 Black History Month Program

Black History Month Program

Spirit Heads Toward History vertical

Rocks: Windows to History of Mars-2

Endurance Tells Story of Mars History

MESSENGER puts its Stamp on History

Endurance Tells Story of Mars History

Spirit Heads Toward History polar

Black History Month Program

Stennis observes Women's History Month

NASA John C. Stennis Space Center employees observed Women's History Month on March 17 with a panel discussion that featured accomplished women of the facility. The gathering featured (l to r): Pam Covington, manager of the NASA Office of External Affairs at Stennis; Mary Jones, assistant chief of staff with the Navy Meterology & Oceanography Command; and Lauren Underwood, senior research scientist with Science Systems and Applications, Inc. In addition to the panel discussion, the Stennis Diversity Council and Patriot Technologies also hosted a pair of 'lunch-and-learn' sessions focused on women's issues and history. The luncheons featured videos on Sally Hemings, the slave widely recognized as the mistress of President Thomas Jefferson; and several mothers of U.S. presidents.

Black History Month Program

2020 Black History Month Program

Marshall Space Flight Center's Black History Month program with Associate Director Steve Miley welcoming the audience

2020 Black History Month Program

Marshall Space Flight Center's Black History Month program featured the singing of the Oakwood University Aolians.

2020 Black History Month Program

Marshall Space Flight Center's Black History Month program Master of Ceremonies Nicholas Benjamin.

2020 Black History Month Program

Christopher Williams, STEM Education Specialist at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, is seen during an event celebrating Black History Month at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Celebrates Black History Month with the NMAAHC

Black History Month Program

Christopher Williams, STEM Education Specialist at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, asks a question during a panel discussion titled A Space for Us All at an event celebrating Black History Month at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Celebrates Black History Month with the NMAAHC

Sediment History Preserved in Gale Crater Central Mound

Spirit Heads Toward History left eye

Sediment History Preserved in Gale Crater Central Mound

Ancient Cratered Terrains on Enceladus - A Complex Deformation History

Spirit Heads Toward History right eye

Long Scarps on Mercury Tell of the Planet Unique History

Sediment History Preserved in Gale Crater Central Mound

Students from local schools view STEM exhibits during an event celebrating Black History Month at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Celebrates Black History Month with the NMAAHC

Vanessa Wyche, director of NASA's Johnson Space Center, answers a question during a panel discussion titled A Space for Us All at an event celebrating Black History Month at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Celebrates Black History Month with the NMAAHC

NASA astronaut Victor Glover answers a question during a panel discussion titled A Space for Us All at an event celebrating Black History Month at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Celebrates Black History Month with the NMAAHC

Clayton Turner, director of NASA's Langley Research Center, answers a question during a panel discussion titled A Space for Us All at an event celebrating Black History Month at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Celebrates Black History Month with the NMAAHC

NASA astronaut Victor Glover is seen during a panel discussion titled A Space for Us All at an event celebrating Black History Month at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Celebrates Black History Month with the NMAAHC

Retired NASA astronaut Leland Melvin is seen during a panel discussion titled A Space for Us All at an event celebrating Black History Month at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Celebrates Black History Month with the NMAAHC

Retired NASA astronaut Leland Melvin answers a question during a panel discussion titled A Space for Us All at an event celebrating Black History Month at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Celebrates Black History Month with the NMAAHC

Students from local schools take pictures with an individual wearing a space suit as they view STEM exhibits during an event celebrating Black History Month at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Celebrates Black History Month with the NMAAHC

Marshall Space Flight Center's Black History Month program featured an address by Dr. Leslie Nelson Pollard, 11th President of Oakwood University.

2020 Black History Month Program

2018 Women's History Month Program

Women's History Month

Senior managers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center pose inside the Florida spaceport’s Central Campus Headquarters building on Feb. 24, 2020, in recognition of Women’s History Month. Pictured are: Hortense Diggs, Susan Kroskey, Janet Petro, Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Vicki Johnston, Maria Collura, Jeanne O’Bryan, Vanessa Stromer, Kim Carter, Laura Rochester, Becky Murray, Jennifer Kunz, Barbara Brown, Kathy Loftin, Jenny Lyons, Dana Hutcherson and Dicksy Chrostowski.

Women's History Month

Senior managers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center pose inside the Florida spaceport’s Central Campus Headquarters building on Feb. 24, 2020, in recognition of Women’s History Month. Pictured are: Hortense Diggs, Susan Kroskey, Janet Petro, Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Vicki Johnston, Maria Collura, Jeanne O’Bryan, Vanessa Stromer, Kim Carter, Laura Rochester, Becky Murray, Jennifer Kunz, Barbara Brown, Kathy Loftin, Jenny Lyons, Dana Hutcherson and Dicksy Chrostowski.

Women's History Month

Senior managers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center pose inside the Florida spaceport’s Central Campus Headquarters building on Feb. 24, 2020, in recognition of Women’s History Month. Pictured are: Hortense Diggs, Susan Kroskey, Janet Petro, Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Vicki Johnston, Maria Collura, Jeanne O’Bryan, Vanessa Stromer, Kim Carter, Laura Rochester, Becky Murray, Jennifer Kunz, Barbara Brown, Kathy Loftin, Jenny Lyons, Dana Hutcherson and Dicksy Chrostowski.

Black History Month Program

2020 Black History Month Program

John Logsdon, Charles A. Lindbergh chair in aerospace history at the Smithsonianan, left, speaks as other panelists look on during an Apollo History and Legacy roundtable discussion, Thursday, July 16, 2009, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

Apollo 40th Anniversary History Panel

Michael Neufeld, chair of the division of space history at the National Air and Space Museum, speaks during an Apollo History and Legacy roundtable discussion, Thursday, July 16, 2009, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

Apollo 40th Anniversary History Panel

John Logsdon, Charles A. Lindbergh chair in aerospace history at the Smithsonian, emphasizes a point during an Apollo History and Legacy roundtable discussion, Thursday, July 16, 2009, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

Apollo 40th Anniversary History Panel

Roger Launius, senior curator in space history at the National Air and Space Museum makes a point during an Apollo History and Legacy roundtable discussion, Thursday, July 16, 2009, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

Apollo 40th Anniversary History Panel

NASA Celebrates Black History Month with the NMAAHC

NASA astronaut Victor Glover, left, retired NASA astronaut Leland Melvin, center, and Christopher Williams, STEM Education Specialist at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, right, are seen during a panel discussion titled A Space for Us All at an event celebrating Black History Month at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)