Nunez Aerospace Advocacy Secures $4 Million from State Legislature

Nunez Community College sta react to the successful launch of the Artemis II mission during a watch party in the STCCC on the Nunez campus. Graduates of Nunez’s Aerospace Manufacturing Technology program played a part in assembling the wiring and electrical systems in the SLS rocket used for the mission. Photo by Enan Chediak, The Times-Picayune
Nunez Community College sta react to the successful launch of the Artemis II mission during a watch party in the STCCC on the Nunez campus. Graduates of Nunez’s Aerospace Manufacturing Technology program played a part in assembling the wiring and electrical systems in the SLS rocket used for the mission. Photo by Enan Chediak, The Times-Picayune

Nunez Community College in Chalmette harnessed some of the rocket power of NASA’s Artemis II mission to lobby for a new or retrofitted Aerospace Manufacturing Technology Building on the Nunez campus. The legislative session proved successful, with Nunez ultimately receiving $4 Million in dedicated funds in support of expanding the aerospace, welding and manufacturing programs ($3M) and campus oper…