Snellville Student Completes NASA Internship, Conducts Research Project

From the NASA Stennis Space Center:

Georgia State University senior Sheneeka Ward, of Snellville, recently completed an internship at NASA's Stennis Space Center.

As part of the internship, Ward, a computer science major, conducted a research project entitled, “A Web-based Impervious Cover Decision-making Tool: Automating the Process.” She is the daughter of Yvonne Ward.

NASA internships provide a single pathway for diverse and highly qualified students from a broad cross-section of academic institutions to engage in scientific, engineering and professional internships at NASA centers and facilities. 

Built in the 1960s to test the huge engines for the Saturn V moon rockets, Stennis Space Center, in Hancock County, Miss., is America's largest rocket engine test complex. Engines and rocket stages used in the Apollo Program's lunar missions were tested at the site, as were main engines used to power Space Shuttle Program missions. Stennis is now preparing to test the engines that will power the core stage of NASA's new Space Launch System. Stennis also partners with commercial companies for engine testing, including engines that will power spacecraft to carry cargo to the International Space Station.