{"id":73495,"date":"2016-03-31T18:18:50","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T22:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-382095"},"modified":"2023-08-31T09:07:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T13:07:38","slug":"stennis-oral-histories","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stennis\/about-stennis\/stennis-space-center-history\/stennis-oral-histories\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Stennis Oral Histories"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"hds-secondary-nav-track\"><span>Stennis Space Center<\/span><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"hds-secondary-nav-track grid-container grid-container-extrawide padding-0 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-2 \"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-menu-items\"><nav><ul class=\"usa-nav__primary usa-accordion flex-justify-center margin-0\"><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stennis\/\">Stennis Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stennis\/about-stennis\/\">About Stennis<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stennis\/#mission-objectives\">Mission<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stennis\/stem-engagement-at-stennis\/\">STEM Engagement<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stennis\/media-resources\/\">Media Resources<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stennis\/visit-stennis\/\">Visit Stennis<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"padding-0 bg-spacesuit-white wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-page-intro hds-page-intro-banner width-full maxw-full padding-0 hds-cover-wrapper minh-tablet\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper display-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto margin-bottom-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-top-9 padding-x-3 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-4 margin-bottom-3 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-heading-md line-height-sm color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNASA Stennis Oral Histories\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg color-carbon-30-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNASA\u2019s John C. Stennis Space Center\u2019s oral history collection features historical recollections of former and current employees as well as members of the community. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-4 margin-bottom-3 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1917\" height=\"1607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg?w=1917\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Jeanne Kellar stands in front of the A-2 Test Stand\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 52% 36%; object-position: 52% 36%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg 1917w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg?resize=300,251 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg?resize=768,644 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg?resize=1024,858 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg?resize=1536,1288 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg?resize=400,335 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg?resize=600,503 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg?resize=900,754 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg?resize=1200,1006 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1917px) 100vw, 1917px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-tabbed-section color-mode-light padding-y-6 padding-x-3 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-tabbed-section\"> \n\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"hds-tab-nav usa-list usa-list--unstyled grid-row\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"presentation\" class=\"hds-tab-nav-item usa-active\" data-tab-id=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" id=\"tab0-stennis-pioneers\" aria-selected=\"true\" aria-controls=\"panel0-stennis-pioneers\">\n\t\t\t\t\tStennis Pioneers\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"presentation\" class=\"hds-tab-nav-item \" data-tab-id=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" id=\"tab1-family-ties\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel1-family-ties\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFamily Ties\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"presentation\" class=\"hds-tab-nav-item \" data-tab-id=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" id=\"tab2-the-kellar-family\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel2-the-kellar-family\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Kellar Family\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tabs margin-top-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tab desktop:display-flex usa-active\" data-tab-id=\"0\" role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"panel0-stennis-pioneers\" aria-labelledby=\"tab0-stennis-pioneers\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-29\">Stennis Pioneers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">During oral history interviews conducted by Stennis\u2019 History Office, Virginia Seal Wagner, Wealtha Fortune Weaver and Jackson \u201cJack\u201d Balch, Jr. reflected on memories of their fathers in conjunction with the center\u2019s 50 years of existence.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/trio-of-early-leaders-played-vital-role-in-growth-of-stennis-space-center\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 \" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\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>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-image margin-bottom-2 minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"785\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/600025main_dwa-11-188-ssc-1970.jpg?w=785\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Jackson Balch (left) hurries with Sen. John C. Stennis (center) and NASA Acting Administrator George Low\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 48% 18%; object-position: 48% 18%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/600025main_dwa-11-188-ssc-1970.jpg 1841w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/600025main_dwa-11-188-ssc-1970.jpg?resize=230,300 230w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/600025main_dwa-11-188-ssc-1970.jpg?resize=768,1001 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/600025main_dwa-11-188-ssc-1970.jpg?resize=785,1024 785w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/600025main_dwa-11-188-ssc-1970.jpg?resize=1178,1536 1178w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/600025main_dwa-11-188-ssc-1970.jpg?resize=1571,2048 1571w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/600025main_dwa-11-188-ssc-1970.jpg?resize=307,400 307w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/600025main_dwa-11-188-ssc-1970.jpg?resize=460,600 460w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/600025main_dwa-11-188-ssc-1970.jpg?resize=690,900 690w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/600025main_dwa-11-188-ssc-1970.jpg?resize=921,1200 921w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/600025main_dwa-11-188-ssc-1970.jpg?resize=1534,2000 1534w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Jackson Balch (left) hurries with Sen. John C. Stennis (center) and NASA Acting Administrator George Low<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tab desktop:display-flex \" data-tab-id=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"panel1-family-ties\" aria-labelledby=\"tab1-family-ties\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-29\">Family Ties<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">\u201cI have never forgotten the promises [I made] that day in Logtown. I have kept foremost in my mind [the fact] that the people of Hancock County willingly allowed over 40 percent of the land area of [their] county to become a federal installation. In return, the federal government assured the people of Hancock County and Mississippi that the facility would be used. As long as I have anything to do with it, that promise of the federal government can and will be met!\u201d \u2014U.S. Senator John C. Stennis<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/stennis-space-center-still-delivering-on-50-year-promise\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 \" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\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>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-image margin-bottom-2 minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"832\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/595188main_dwa-11-174_ssc-1965-00477.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Dick Hogue (r) checks on early liquid hydrogen work in 1965 at the Mississippi Test Facility (now John C. Stennis Space Center).\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 38% 80%; object-position: 38% 80%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/595188main_dwa-11-174_ssc-1965-00477.jpg 2835w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/595188main_dwa-11-174_ssc-1965-00477.jpg?resize=300,244 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/595188main_dwa-11-174_ssc-1965-00477.jpg?resize=768,624 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/595188main_dwa-11-174_ssc-1965-00477.jpg?resize=1024,832 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/595188main_dwa-11-174_ssc-1965-00477.jpg?resize=1536,1248 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/595188main_dwa-11-174_ssc-1965-00477.jpg?resize=2048,1664 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/595188main_dwa-11-174_ssc-1965-00477.jpg?resize=400,325 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/595188main_dwa-11-174_ssc-1965-00477.jpg?resize=600,488 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/595188main_dwa-11-174_ssc-1965-00477.jpg?resize=900,731 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/595188main_dwa-11-174_ssc-1965-00477.jpg?resize=1200,975 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/595188main_dwa-11-174_ssc-1965-00477.jpg?resize=2000,1625 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Dick Hogue (right) checks on early liquid hydrogen work in 1965 at the Mississippi Test Facility (now John C. Stennis Space Center).<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/SSC<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tab desktop:display-flex \" data-tab-id=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"panel2-the-kellar-family\" aria-labelledby=\"tab2-the-kellar-family\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-29\">The Kellar Family<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">The enthusiasm for America\u2019s space agency and connections to the Mississippi test facility are a Kellar family affair. Longtime employee Jeanne Kellar of Nicholson marked her 45th anniversary of employment at the south Mississippi rocket engine test facility and celebrated the occasion by not retiring. Four of her six children now work at Stennis, but each has worked at the center at one time or another.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/space-center-is-the-heart-of-kellar-family-tradition\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 \" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\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>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-image margin-bottom-2 minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"858\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Jeanne Kellar stands in front of the A-2 Test Stand\" style=\"transform: scale(1.1); transform-origin: 50% 46%; object-position: 50% 46%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg 1917w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg?resize=300,251 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg?resize=768,644 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg?resize=1024,858 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg?resize=1536,1288 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg?resize=400,335 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg?resize=600,503 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg?resize=900,754 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg?resize=1200,1006 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Jeanne Kellar stands in front of the A-2 Test Stand at Stennis Space Center<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/SSC<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Our Collection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This anthology of oral history interviews includes interviewees who participated in the Mississippi Oral History Program, the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs, Hurricane Katrina and Stennis Space Center\u2019s 50th Anniversary. The entire Stennis Space Center Oral History Collection is located at SSC’s history office. For more information concerning this project, please contact <a href=\"mailto:valerie.d.buckingham@nasa.gov\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:valerie.d.buckingham@nasa.gov\">Valerie Buckingham<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:Jessica.B.Herr@nasa.gov\">Jessica Herr<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-featured-link-list bg-spacesuit-white padding-x-2 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-4 padding-y-5 desktop:padding-y-6 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-link-list\">\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-22\">\n\t\t\t\tSSC’s 50th Anniversary Oral Histories\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row padding-y-2 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row featured-link-list-row width-full flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 tablet:padding-right-3 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full ratio-1x1 radius-pill overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/600030main_dwa-11-188-ssc-2011-balch.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Portrait of Jackson "Jack" Balch Jr., posing with a photo of his father.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.1); transform-origin: 73% 14%; object-position: 73% 14%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/600030main_dwa-11-188-ssc-2011-balch.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/600030main_dwa-11-188-ssc-2011-balch.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/600030main_dwa-11-188-ssc-2011-balch.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/600030main_dwa-11-188-ssc-2011-balch.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-8 desktop:grid-col-10 padding-left-3 desktop:padding-left-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 margin-0\">Jackson "Jack" Balch Jr.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md margin-0 color-carbon-black\">This is an oral history interview with Jackson Balch, Jr., the son of the second site manager of the Mississippi Test Facility, Jackson Balch, Sr. This interview is being conducted on August 17, 2011, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary celebration of the John C. Stennis Space Center. The interviewer is Daphne Alford.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 display-flex flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/693411main_JackBalch.pdf?emrc=162f5f\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\">\n                            <svg class=\"hds-featured-link-list-button margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\">\n                                <circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" 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>\n                            <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row padding-y-2 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row featured-link-list-row width-full flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 tablet:padding-right-3 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full ratio-1x1 radius-pill overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/671739main_oralhistory.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Wernher von Braun and his family arrived by boat at the Mississippi Test Facility, 1964\" 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\/2016\/03\/671739main_oralhistory.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/671739main_oralhistory.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/671739main_oralhistory.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/671739main_oralhistory.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-8 desktop:grid-col-10 padding-left-3 desktop:padding-left-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 margin-0\">Virginia Seal Wagner<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md margin-0 color-carbon-black\">This is an Oral History interview with Virginia Seal Wagner, which is being conducted during Open House on June 2, 2011, in conjunction with the John C. Stennis Space Center\u2019s 50th anniversary celebration. The interviewer is Daphne Alford.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 display-flex flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/693413main_VirginiaSealWagner.pdf?emrc=14665a\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\">\n                            <svg class=\"hds-featured-link-list-button margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\">\n                                <circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" 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>\n                            <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row padding-y-2 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row featured-link-list-row width-full flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 tablet:padding-right-3 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full ratio-1x1 radius-pill overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/600031main_dwa-11-188-ssc-2011.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Wealtha Fortune Weaver of Ocean Springs stands next to a photo of her father, Capt. William C. Fortune\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 83% 25%; object-position: 83% 25%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/600031main_dwa-11-188-ssc-2011.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/600031main_dwa-11-188-ssc-2011.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/600031main_dwa-11-188-ssc-2011.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/600031main_dwa-11-188-ssc-2011.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-8 desktop:grid-col-10 padding-left-3 desktop:padding-left-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 margin-0\">Wealtha Fortune Weaver<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md margin-0 color-carbon-black\">This is an oral history interview with Wealtha Fortune Weaver, the daughter of Capt. William C. Fortune, the first center director of the Mississippi Test Operations, now known as the John C. Stennis Space Center. This interview is being conducted on July 21, 2011, in conjunction with the center\u2019s 50th anniversary celebration. The interviewer is Daphne Alford.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 display-flex flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/693414main_WealthaFortuneWeaver.pdf?emrc=1e1f1b\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"693414main_WealthaFortuneWeaver\">\n                            <svg class=\"hds-featured-link-list-button margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\">\n                                <circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" 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>\n                            <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row padding-y-2 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row featured-link-list-row width-full flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 tablet:padding-right-3 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full ratio-1x1 radius-pill overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Jeanne Kellar stands in front of the A-2 Test Stand\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 76% 47%; object-position: 76% 47%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sts-11-146.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-8 desktop:grid-col-10 padding-left-3 desktop:padding-left-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 margin-0\">The Kellar Family<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md margin-0 color-carbon-black\">This is an oral history interview with the Kellar family\u2014mother Jeanne, son Clay, daughter Susan Fendley, son Steve and daughter-in-law Rhonda\u2014which is being conducted on June 14, 2011, in conjunction with the John C. Stennis Space Center\u2019s 50th anniversary celebration. The interviewer is Daphne Alford.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 display-flex flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/732077main_TheKellarFamily.pdf?emrc=752d59\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"732077main_TheKellarFamily\">\n                            <svg class=\"hds-featured-link-list-button margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\">\n                                <circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" 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>\n                            <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hurricane Katrina<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/700003main_CherylBennettOralHistory.pdf?emrc=997910\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cheryl Bennett<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/700035main_TerryBordelonOralHistory.pdf?emrc=5d28ec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Terry Bordelon<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/700004main_DavidCarstensOralHistory.pdf?emrc=34a1e6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David Carstens <\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/700019main_DeniseCatoneOralHistory.pdf?emrc=a412a7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Denise Catone<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/700009main_DavidDelSantoOralHistory.pdf?emrc=c43e25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David Del Santo<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/700018main_DeborahJacksonOralHistory.pdf?emrc=28fd56\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deborah Jackson<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/700020main_KenHumanOralHistory.pdf?emrc=5b486d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ken Human<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/700034main_RonMageeOralHistory.pdf?emrc=bb0875\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ron Magee<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/700023main_MikeMcKinionOralHistory.pdf?emrc=05ddba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mike McKinion<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/700002main_BillParsonsOralHistory.pdf?emrc=ba6d11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bill Parsons<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/700001main_MiguelRodriguezOralHistory.pdf?emrc=49829d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Miguel Rodriguez<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Apollo 40th Anniversary<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/693423main_RonnieBilbo.pdf?emrc=82d787\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ronnie Bilbo<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/693426main_SamuelBrown.pdf?emrc=53e690\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Samuel Brown<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/693424main_JeanneKellar.pdf?emrc=9bd0bd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jeanne Kellar<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/693425main_RobertoVanPeski.pdf?emrc=b0cd15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Roberto Van Peski<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/693427main_WandaWilliams.pdf?emrc=f4978d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wanda Williams<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NASA Stennis Employees Oral History<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SueDupuis.pdf?emrc=9c5a17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Susan \u201cSue\u201d Dugas Dupuis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"width-full maxw-full bg-carbon-05 padding-bottom-9 padding-top-9 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-link\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0 padding-top-9 desktop:padding-top-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label margin-bottom-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"page-heading-md\">NASA Oral Histories<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">Connect with more oral histories from astronauts, project managers, NASA leaders and others from across NASA's Centers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/history-publications-and-resources\/oral-histories\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md\" aria-label=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Find More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\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>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/539738main_fohta_5_0.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Katherine Johnson and astronaut Leland Melvin\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 49% 43%; object-position: 49% 43%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/539738main_fohta_5_0.jpg 1042w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/539738main_fohta_5_0.jpg?resize=300,226 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/539738main_fohta_5_0.jpg?resize=768,578 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/539738main_fohta_5_0.jpg?resize=1024,770 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/539738main_fohta_5_0.jpg?resize=400,301 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/539738main_fohta_5_0.jpg?resize=600,451 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/539738main_fohta_5_0.jpg?resize=900,677 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Katherine Johnson shares some smiles with astronaut Leland Melvin.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: Katherine Johnson<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover More History Topics From NASA<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>NASA History<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" 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>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"983\" height=\"1223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/as11-40-5903_alt2.jpg?w=983\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" 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\/2019\/05\/as11-40-5903_alt2.jpg 983w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/as11-40-5903_alt2.jpg?resize=241,300 241w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/as11-40-5903_alt2.jpg?resize=768,956 768w, 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display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>NASA Oral Histories<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" 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>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1195\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/s62-04057_orig.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" 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\/2023\/01\/s62-04057_orig.jpg 4472w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/s62-04057_orig.jpg?resize=300,233 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/s62-04057_orig.jpg?resize=768,598 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/s62-04057_orig.jpg?resize=1024,797 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/s62-04057_orig.jpg?resize=1536,1195 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/s62-04057_orig.jpg?resize=2048,1594 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/s62-04057_orig.jpg?resize=400,311 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/s62-04057_orig.jpg?resize=600,467 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/s62-04057_orig.jpg?resize=900,700 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/s62-04057_orig.jpg?resize=1200,934 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/s62-04057_orig.jpg?resize=2000,1556 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stennis\/about-stennis\/stennis-people\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Stennis People<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" 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>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s23-018_stennis_day_at_the_capitol_2747.jpg?w=1041\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" 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\/2023\/03\/s23-018_stennis_day_at_the_capitol_2747.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s23-018_stennis_day_at_the_capitol_2747.jpg?resize=300,208 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s23-018_stennis_day_at_the_capitol_2747.jpg?resize=768,533 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s23-018_stennis_day_at_the_capitol_2747.jpg?resize=1024,711 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s23-018_stennis_day_at_the_capitol_2747.jpg?resize=400,278 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s23-018_stennis_day_at_the_capitol_2747.jpg?resize=600,417 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/s23-018_stennis_day_at_the_capitol_2747.jpg?resize=900,625 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/from-hidden-to-modern-figures\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>From Hidden to Modern Figures<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" 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>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"1312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lrc-1966-l06717-katherinejohnson.jpeg?w=1041\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" 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\/2023\/03\/lrc-1966-l06717-katherinejohnson.jpeg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lrc-1966-l06717-katherinejohnson.jpeg?resize=238,300 238w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lrc-1966-l06717-katherinejohnson.jpeg?resize=768,968 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lrc-1966-l06717-katherinejohnson.jpeg?resize=812,1024 812w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lrc-1966-l06717-katherinejohnson.jpeg?resize=317,400 317w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lrc-1966-l06717-katherinejohnson.jpeg?resize=476,600 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The entire Stennis Space Center Oral History Collection is located at SSC’s history office. 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