John C. Stennis Space Center hosted outreach activities at the Walmart Supercenter Store in Picayune on Nov. 3, focusing on helping area residents learn about NASA and Stennis' role in the future of space exploration. Visitors could learn about living and working in space, participate in hands-on educational activities, discover facts about the International Space Station, view images from NASA's latest rover mission to Mars and find out about rocket engine test work at Stennis Space Center.

A Stennis Space Center employee talks to young people gathered for a NASA outreach activity at the Boys and Girls Club in Yazoo City, Miss., on June 5, 2012. The Stennis Office of External Affairs hosted outreach activities during a farmers' market in Canton on June 2 prior to visiting Yazoo City. In each instance, visitors were able to collect information about NASA, rocket engine testing and other work at Stennis.

Participants in an Oct. 16-18 workshop at John C. Stennis Space Center focused on identifying current and future climate risks and developing strategies to address them. NASA Headquarters sponsored the Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Risks Workshop to understand climate change risks and adaptation strategies. The workshop was part of an effort that joins the science and operations arms of the agency in a coordinated response to climate change. NASA Headquarters is holding workshops on the subject at all NASA centers.

Stennis Space Center visited three Mississippi communities Sept. 11-13, offering interactive and space-related exhibits and presentations to visitors in Grenada, Oxford and Tupelo. During NASA Night activities in Oxford, NASA employee Michele Beisler helped young visitors launch her balloon rocket.

Stennis Space Center visited three Mississippi communities Sept. 11-13, offering interactive and space-related exhibits and presentations to visitors in Grenada, Oxford and Tupelo. In Grenada on Sept. 12, Stennis Office of External Affairs Manager Pam Covington spoke to a student assembly at Grenada Upper Elementary School.

Participants in an Oct. 16-18 workshop at John C. Stennis Space Center focused on identifying current and future climate risks and developing strategies to address them. NASA Headquarters sponsored the Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Risks Workshop to understand climate change risks and adaptation strategies. The workshop was part of an effort that joins the science and operations arms of the agency in a coordinated response to climate change. NASA Headquarters is holding workshops on the subject at all NASA centers.

Stennis Space Center visited three Mississippi communities Sept. 11-13, offering interactive and space-related exhibits and presentations to visitors in Grenada, Oxford and Tupelo. Young visitors to the Powerhouse Community and Arts Center in Oxford enjoyed hands-on educational activities during the NASA Night event Sept. 11.