From The Mississippi Link Newswire
HANCOCK COUNTY – Officials from Rolls-Royce North America broke ground on a second Rolls-Royce jet engine test stand at the NASA John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County on Monday, June 18. The project, which announced in January, represents a company investment of at least $50 million and will create 35 new jobs.
Currently, Rolls-Royce employs 45 workers at its existing test stand at the Stennis Space Center, which serves as the company’s exclusive outdoor engine test site.
MDA helped facilitate the project by providing assistance for infrastructure improvements and training activities. Additionally, Hancock County is providing assistance for the project.
Headquartered in Reston, Va., Rolls-Royce North America opened its Outdoor Jet Engine Testing Facility at the Stennis Space Center in 2007. The site is one of three such sites in the world, and it conducts specialist development engine testing including noise, crosswind, thrust reverse, cyclic and endurance testing on all current Rolls-Royce engine types.
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