John C. Stennis Space Center

NEAR BAY ST. LOUIS. Anyone interested in space travel should not miss this fascinating attraction, located on the campus of the country's second-largest NASA Space Center. Learn about our nation's progress as we prepared to land astronauts on the moon, see the site where all space shuttle engines are tested, and find out what life would be like on Mars in the 1 Main Street Mars exhibit. The Space Shuttle Simulator is a wild ride that will make you feel like you've orbited the earth a time or two, and the interactive shuttle cockpit lets you try your hand at making a smooth landing.