Multiple Views: Capturing Explosion Data for Next-gen Rockets | NASA Stennis

Multiple Views: Capturing Explosion Data for Next-gen Rockets | NASA Stennis

NASA Stennis Space Center Update: 
"During a controlled detonation last month at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, synchronized cameras captured the blast in striking detail. This testing brings together expertise in test operations, execution, logistics, and cryogenics in ways rarely combined outside of actual launch operations."

"Wait for the visible shockwave!💥👀"

"Flash. Fireball. Shockwave.💥"

This is how NASA is collecting explosion data for next generation rockets at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. NASA's Stennis Space Center has made many critical contributions to NASA's Moon exploration plans through the agency's Apollo and Artemis human spaceflight programs.

For example, the Saturn V S-IC-6 first stage that launched Apollo 11 was tested on NASA Stennis’ B-2 Test Stand on August 13, 1968. The S-II-6 second stage was tested on the A-2 Test Stand on October 3, 1968. 

NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, has also achieved key milestones in testing Space Launch System (SLS) rocket stages to fly on future Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond.

“NASA Stennis is at the front end of the critical path for future space exploration,” said Barry Robinson, project manager for exploration upper stage Green Run testing on the Thad Cochran Test Stand.

Learn more about NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi: 
https://www.nasa.gov/stennis/

United States Eglin Air Force Base:
https://www.eglin.af.mil/

Video Credit: John C. Stennis Space Center

Duration: 22 seconds

Release Date: March 19, 2026

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