Culture Close-Up of Space Shuttle Engine During Ignition Test Photo taken at John C. Stennis Space Center in 1981 Close-Up of Space Shuttle Engine During Ignition Test By Matthew Reitman / May 11, 2016 5:00 am A remote camera captures a close-up view of a Space Shuttle Main Engine during a test firing at the John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi. (NASA) This article was featured in the InsideHook newsletter. Sign up now.