WASHINGTON — Just a month after the inaugural launch of its New Glenn rocket, Jeff Bezos-founded Blue Origin said it is cutting about 10% of its workforce. The layoffs affect […]

HUNTSVILLE — Mach 5 is the name of the car in the “Speed Racer” anime series. It’s also the target speed of a ground-breaking UAS project by a pair of […]

WASHINGTON — Huntsville’s contributions to the nation’s space program continues with the recent announcement by NASA to award study contracts to help support life and work on the lunar surface. […]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Maria von Braun, widow of Dr. Wernher von Braun, died Jan. 20 at her home in Alexandria, Va., the U.S. Space & Rocket Center announced. She was […]

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 roughly two minutes of lunar […]

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

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 BE-4 engines ignited at 1:03 […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Electric Propulsion Club at the University of Alabama in Huntsville  recently traveled to Milan, Italy, to present STARGATE, an experimental gridded ion thruster developed by the group, at […]

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 Origin’s BE-4 engines which are produced […]

HUNTSVILLE – The University of Alabama in Huntsville College of Business’ second annual Business of Space Conference will focus on creating solutions through partnerships while addressing both opportunities and barriers. Registration […]

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 the Spaceport Project Opportunities for […]

AUBURN — In-Space Manufacturing capabilities for structural and functional parts — tools, electronics, and sensors — is an inevitable part of future space activity. That’s why the world leader in space […]

HUNTSVILLE — A companywide layoff by Boeing is having a ripple effect in the Tennessee Valley. According to the aerospace giant, employees in Huntsville are among the nearly 17,000 employees […]

HUNTSVILLE – The National Space Club, Huntsville Chapter, presented Dr. Gary Zank of the University of Alabama in Huntsville with the 2024 Distinguished Science Award. Zank is the Aerojet/Rocketdyne Chair […]

HOLLYWOOD – A Huntsville company’s expansion in Hollywood came without a red carpet, fancy-dressed stars and no paparazzi. After all, it was in Hollywood, Ala., just outside of Scottsboro, not […]

NEW YORK — Boeing is exploring the sale of its space business, according to the Wall Street Journal. The aerospace giant is evaluating the sale of its NASA business, including […]

DECATUR – M&J Precision, a small, woman-owned business in Decatur, has been named the United Launch Alliance’s “Extra Mile Supplier of the Year” and has gone where no other supplier […]

HUNTSVILLE – Team TERMINUS from the University of Alabama in Huntsville launched a student-developed payload aboard a Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket that featured two experiments designed by the UAH Space Hardware […]

HUNTSVILLE – Roger Baird has been selected as associate director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. In this role, Baird will lead execution and integration of the […]

MUSCLE SHOALS — AE Shoals Manufacturing & Technology Center has partnered with the diversified investment and real estate services firm, Jim Wilson & Associates. AE Shoals is  a center of excellence […]

HUNTSVILLE – In a couple of weeks, a student team at the University of Alabama in Huntsville is set to launch its biggest payload yet into the upper atmosphere from […]

HUNTSVILLE – The use of drones in combat is increasing and so, in kind, is the development of missiles to counter drone attacks. In Huntsville, which has a legacy of […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — United Launch Alliance hit the century mark with this morning’s launch of the Atlas V carrying the USSF-51 mission for the United States Spaces Force’s Space […]

ASPEN, Colo. — Attendees of the Aspen Security Forum discussed a subject that influences all other topics the experts at the Colorado conference will talk about: space. Space Force Gen. Stephen […]