Friday, February 21, 2014

Project to result in STEM roadmap

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- With high-tech science and technology jobs expected to grow at a faster pace nationwide than other occupations, South Mississippi is embarking on a key project that should help ensure it can satisfy the growing need. The Mississippi Enterprise for Technology is conducting a unique project that will result in a "roadmap" of STEM employment in South Mississippi, starting with a survey of Stennis Space Center in Hancock County. (Source: MSET, 02/20/14) Stennis Space Center is a NASA facility that tests large rocket engines for NASA and commercial companies.