Hancock honors SpaceX

SpaceX will receive an economic development award from the Hancock County Port & Harbor Commission, the county’s economic development authority. Ashley Edwards, the commission's executive director, will present the Industrial Award of Excellence to officials from SpaceX during the Hancock Chamber Annual Awards Gala Aug. 21 at Hollywood Casino. SpaceX, one of the nation's commercial space companies, was the first to private company to successfully resupply the International Space Station. SpaceX, which wants to fly missions deeper into space, is testing subscale components at SSC, where it's also doing R&D on its next generation Raptor engine. (Source: Partners for Stennis, 07/16/14)