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Blue Origin completes 29th New Shepard mission, simulates lunar gravity

VAN HORN, Texas -- Blue Origin completed its 29th New Shepard flight and 14th payload mission today which was to simulate lunar gravity. The payloads experienced...

NASA’s Day of Remembrance honors fallen heroes of exploration

HUNTSVILLE -- The Marshall Space Flight Center will join NASA headquarters and other centers Thursday in marking the annual Day of Remembrance. The ceremonies honor...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket reaches orbit on first test flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Powered by Huntsville-built BE-4 engines, New Glenn reached its intended orbit during today's NG-1 mission. accomplishing our primary objective. New Glenn’s seven...

UAH Electric Propulsion Club seeks patent for student-designed experimental ion thruster

HUNTSVILLE – The Electric Propulsion Club at the University of Alabama in Huntsville  recently traveled to Milan, Italy, to present STARGATE, an experimental gridded ion...

Blue Origin completes New Glenn rocket hotfire test employing Huntsville-built engines

CAPE CANERVAL -- Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket completed a hotfire test Friday. The reusable, heavy-lift orbital rocket is powered by seven of Blue...

Registration open for second annual UAH Business of Space Conference

HUNTSVILLE – The University of Alabama in Huntsville College of Business' second annual Business of Space Conference will focus on creating solutions through partnerships while...

Strong’s SPACEPORT Act would support space transportation, infrastructure projects

WASHINGTON — Legislation launched today by U.S. Rep. Dale Strong would help Huntsville's Spaceport status with funding for its projects. Strong (R-Monrovia) said he introduced...

NASA invests $1.5M toward launch of Auburn Space Manufacturing initiative

AUBURN -- In-Space Manufacturing capabilities for structural and functional parts — tools, electronics, and sensors — is an inevitable part of future space activity. That’s...

Boeing to lay off more than 150 workers in Huntsville

HUNTSVILLE -- A companywide layoff by Boeing is having a ripple effect in the Tennessee Valley. According to the aerospace giant, employees in Huntsville are...

National Space Club honors UAH Eminent Scholar Dr. Gary Zank

HUNTSVILLE – The National Space Club, Huntsville Chapter, presented Dr. Gary Zank of the University of Alabama in Huntsville with the 2024 Distinguished Science...