Mississippi's shipbuilding and space operations are pivotal to national defense. At Ingalls Shipbuilding, advanced naval vessels are crafted, while NASA's Stennis Space Center tests rocket engines crucial for space missions.
Mississippi is America’s naval and space defense center. The state’s advanced shipbuilding at Ingalls Shipbuilding and rocket testing at Stennis Space Center position Mississippi as uniquely critical to American naval power and space launch capability. Together, these sites support thousands of skilled jobs and play a key role in building and testing major U.S. Navy vessels and propulsion systems used in national space missions.
Fabricate and assemble critical components for destroyers, amphibious assault ships, and Coast Guard cutters at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, America's largest naval shipyard.
Integrate complex combat, propulsion, and communications systems into naval vessels at Ingalls. Combine mechanical, electrical, and electronics expertise on ships that define US naval power.
Test and validate ship components and systems before fleet delivery at Ingalls and Stennis facilities. Ensure naval and rocket systems meet the exacting standards required for operational deployment.
Test and validate rocket engines and propulsion systems at NASA Stennis Space Center, supporting both defense and commercial space launch programs in world-class test facilities.
Huntington Ingalls and NASA Stennis anchor Mississippi's defense and space economy, building naval vessels and testing rocket engines that are central to American military and space power.
📍 Pascagoula, MS
Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula is America's largest naval shipbuilder, constructing DDG destroyers, amphibious ships, and Coast Guard cutters and employing thousands of skilled shipbuilding professionals.
📍 Bay St. Louis, MS
Stennis Space Center is America's primary large rocket engine testing facility, testing engines for NASA's Space Launch System and supporting commercial and defense propulsion programs.
📍 Biloxi, MS
Keesler AFB hosts the Air Force's primary technical training center and a major weather reconnaissance mission, employing electronics and systems technical professionals across multiple career fields.
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Mississippi builds America's destroyers and amphibious assault ships at Ingalls, creating one of the most specialized and well-compensated technical career environments in American defense manufacturing.
NASA Stennis is America's only large-scale rocket propulsion test site, creating highly specialized career pathways in propulsion testing that exist at meaningful scale in very few places nationally.
Working on systems that directly strengthen America's naval power and space launch capability gives Mississippi defense professionals a career significance that goes well beyond typical manufacturing roles.
