Aerospace — Page 7

Send a 'Message in a Bottle' aboard Europa Clipper

WASHINGTON — The public is invited to add their names to an original poem dedicated to NASA’s Europa Clipper mission before the spacecraft begins its journey to Jupiter’s moon Europa […]

Radiance, Peraton join on MSIC contract

HUNTSVILLE — Radiance Technologies is joining Peraton in delivering scientific and technical intelligence solutions to the Defense Intelligence Agency/Missile and Space Intelligence Center. Peraton was awarded the SIA 3 Countering […]

Peraton awarded $284M contract to support DIA

RESTON, Va. — Peraton has secured a $284 million contract to support the Defense Intelligence Center in Huntsville. The five-year task order is to provide solutions to counter advanced weapons […]

Dream on: Sierra Space's Dream Chaser powers up

LOUISVILLE, Colo. – The revolutionary Dream Chaser spaceplane powered up in a simulated test recently, Sierra Space announced. Dream Chaser represents a groundbreaking leap in space transportation technology, the company […]

HUNTSVILLE – The U.S. Space & Rocket Center celebrates the 50th anniversary of Skylab, America’s first space station, with a series of free events scheduled throughout the summer, the center announced. The […]

HUNTSVILLE — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey joined state and local officials and aerospace leaders this morning at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center to cut the ribbon on the state-of-the-art […]

WASHINGTON — Blue Origin – with its partners Lockheed Martin, Draper, Boeing, Astrobotic Technology and Honeybee Robotics – has been selected to build the second human lunar landing system, NASA […]

Marshall duo speak at Deep Space Food Challenge

WASHINGTON — Deep Space Food Challenge – this competition won’t be on the Food Network, but is really out of this world. Angela Herblet, project manager for the challenge at […]

ERC Red Crew cited for Artemis I work

HUNTSVILLE – ERC’s Red Crew based in Huntsville, received the prestigious Stellar Award from the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation, for its mission-saving work on the Artemis I […]

UAH charges to win with 'HERCulean' effort

HUNTSVILLE — Wanna go for a ride under the stars… on the moon? It was a big win for the home team this weekend when the University of Alabama in […]

Blue Origin launches Earth Day events

HUNTSVILLE — In recognition of Earth Day on Sunday, Blue Origin is raising awareness about the importance of protecting the planet with several “For the Benefit of Earth Day” events […]

HUNTSVILLE – Mark Splawn has joined the U.S. Space & Rocket Center as vice president of Projects and Infrastructure. Splawn will oversee large-scale capital and construction projects at the Rocket […]

LOS ANGELES – The space program recently took another step on its return to the moon. This time, NASA turned to something old to help something new. Aerojet Rocketdyne completed […]

NASA's Human Exploration Rover Challenge goes live

HUNTSVILLE — For the first time since 2019, NASA’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge returns to in-person competition this weekend. The time is from 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday and Sunday – […]

HUNTSVILLE — Hardware designed and manufactured by Teledyne Brown Engineering recently arrived at the International Space Station, the Huntsville-based company announced. A SpaceX cargo resupply mission carried a dozen pieces […]

Artemis II astronaut a Space Camp alum

HUNTSVILLE – A five-time Space Camp alumna was one of four astronauts named Monday as the first crew to return to the moon. Christina Hammock Koch, an electrical engineer, attended […]

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. – NASA has awarded a $57 million contract to Air Products to supply liquid hydrogen to Marshall Space Flight Center and other agency facilities including Stennis Space […]

NASA seeks students' answers to moon dust problem

HUNTSVILLE – The development of lunar landing systems has exposed a rather dusty problem. To help solve the problem, NASA is inviting college students to uncover ways to manage or […]

NASA continues tests for redesigned Artemis engines

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. — NASA’s testing for redesigned RS-25 engines to be used on future Space Launch System missions continued with a full-duration hot fire at NASA’s Stennis Space […]

Axient grows its corporate leadership suite

HUNTSVILLE – March has seen a leadership boom for Axient Corp., a defense, aerospace and cyberspace contractor based in Huntsville. The company’s CEO Randy Cash promoted several company executives to […]

HUNTSVILLE – The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is holding a job fair Thursday with nearly 350 full-time, part-time, and seasonal positions available. The event runs from 11 a.m. to […]

PCI of Huntsville wins $271M NASA contract

HUNTSVILLE — PCI Productions has been awarded a contract to manage communication services for all NASA centers including headquarters, NASA announced. Huntsville-based PCI Productions is owned by the Poarch Band of […]

Cummings Aerospace, Australian company to partner

HUNTSVILLE — A trip “down under” proved beneficial for Huntsville-based Cummings Aerospace. Criterion Solutions, headquartered in Australia, and Cummings Aerospace announced the intent to partner on defense technology solutions that […]

HUNTSVILLE – Ron Lancaster held many titles: husband, father, friend, mentor, missionary, and engineer. “He was so many things to so many people,” his son, Jeff Lancaster, said. “If the […]