Technically speaking, the John C. Stennis Space Center is not a military base and is not administered by the Department of Defense. It is operated by NASA and is one of 10 NASA field centers in the United States. The Stennis Space Center, also known as SSC, is roughly 50 miles northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. SSC has a large number of tenant operations, the largest of … [Read more...] about Stennis Space Center