STENNIS TEST STAND TO SEND ASTRONAUTS BACK TO THE MOON

STENNIS TEST STAND TO SEND ASTRONAUTS BACK TO THE MOON

A massive steel structure jutting into the sky not far from Interstate 10 is sending the world a message: NASA is taking the next step in hurtling humans back to the moon.

Structural work was recently finished on the giant A-3 test stand. Now, things are moving further along in the construction phase.

In April, Steel Erector Inc., of Lafayette, La., put the final steel beam on top of the towering test stand and bolted the beam in place, bearing the signatures of project team members. “We’re now 235 feet closer to going back to the moon,” A-3 project manager Lonnie Dutreix said.

Sun-Herald
5/29/9