Below
are directions to get you to our departmental
offices from various locations. To view
a regional map, see our location
page.
A)
To get to Stennis Space Center from New Orleans
International Airport:
New
Orleans International Airport is about 50 miles
(an hour's drive in light traffic) from the space
center. Follow airport signs to Interstate
10, East (I-10). Take I-10 for ~7 miles
until you reach the I-10/I-610 split. Take
I-610 towards Slidell. After ~5 miles I-610
joins back with I-10, East. After ~20 miles
I-10 will cross Lake Pontchartrain and in another
15 miles I-10 crosses into Mississippi on a high-rise
bridge over the Pearl River. At this point
you should begin seeing signs for the Stennis
Space Center. Take the first Mississippi
exit (labeled Exit 2) from I-10 -- this is Hwy
607. Go left on Hwy 607; the space center
is 2 miles ahead. See below for information
on entry to the space center from the South Gate.
B)
To get to Stennis Space Center from the Gulfport/Biloxi
Regional Airport:
Gulfport/Biloxi
Regional Airport is about 30 miles from the
space center. Go west on Airport Rd. ~1
mile to US Hwy 49. Turn right on US 49
and go north for ~1 mile to Interstate 10.
Take I-10 west ~30 miles to Hwy 607 (Exit 2;
you should see signs for the space center before
the exit). Go right on Hwy 607; the space
center is 2 miles ahead. See below for
information on entry to the space center from
the South Gate.
C)
To get to Stennis Space Center from Hattiesburg:
It's
about 75 miles from the USM main campus in Hattiesburg
to the space center. From Hattiesburg
drive south on I-59 and exit at exit number 1 at Nicholson (you should see signs for the space center before
the exit). Go left on Hwy 607 for ~7 miles
to the space center. See below for information
on entry to the space center from the North
Gate.
Entry
to Stennis Space Center: SSC is a secure
government facility (the level of security varies
with national security concerns -- foreign
visitors need to be approved for entrance in
advance and need to be escorted).
As you approach either the North or South Gate
you will see a guardhouse in the middle of the
road and a white building with parking lot to
the right of the road. During normal business
hours, stop at the white building and tell the
person at the desk who you wish to visit.
If arrangements have been made in advance, there
should already be a visitor's pass ready for
you; otherwise, the reception center will have
to call our offices to verify that we are expecting
you. After normal business hours, you
will have to stop at the guardhouse to obtain
entry.
From
North or South Gates to Department of Marine
Science offices in Building 1020:
From the South Gate follow the main
road ("Trent Lott Parkway") one (1)
mile to the second traffic light. Turn
right onto Road J and follow it as it curves
to the left and becomes Balch Blvd. As
you approach the stop sign at the intersection
of Balch Blvd and Saturn Road you will see the
Visitors' Center on your left and Building 1020
on your right.
From
the North Gate follow the main road
("Trent Lott Parkway") two (2) miles
to the first traffic light (there's a water
tower at the right of this intersection).
Turn left onto Saturn Road. In 1/2 mile
you'll see the Visitors' Center on your right.
Just past the Visitors' Center and the intersection
of Saturn & Balch Blvd. is Bldg. 1020.
