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Inflatable Habitat Unit passes test at Marshall

LOUISVILLE – Sierra Space just released video of the successful third stress test – this time for duration – performed at the Marshall Space Flight Center in December on its […]

Webb Telescope receives top Space Foundation award

HUNTSVILLE — The James Webb Space Telescope team, which has strong Huntsville connections, has been selected to receive the 2023 John L. “Jack” Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration, a […]

Revolutionary engine tested for deep space missions

HUNTSVILLE — As NASA takes its first steps toward establishing a long-term presence on the moon, propulsion development engineers at the Marshall Space Flight Center have developed and tested NASA’s […]

HUNTSVILLE — Robert La Branche has been named vice president of external affairs at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. His responsibilities include engaging with local, state, and federal leaders […]

Boeing is growing in Huntsville

HUNTSVILLE – Boeing celebrated the expansion of its Huntsville Electronic Center of Excellence Monday, with a long list of distinguished guests in attendance. The aerospace giant also presented a $150,000 […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Marshall Space Flight Center is holding a candle-lighting ceremony Thursday as part of NASA’s annual agency-wide Day of Remembrance. This year, the NASA Day of Remembrance precedes the […]

Next mission: Remove, replace welcome center rocket

HUNTSVILLE – The U.S. Space & Rocket Center said it will continue to partner with NASA and work with federal, state, and local leaders to replace the iconic Saturn IB […]

HUNTSVILLE — The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is partnered with the NASA Planetary Missions Program Office to sponsor a free talk tonight on the OSIRIS-REx mission. The discussion begins […]

Thurgood joins BlueHalo board of advisors

ARLINGTON, Va. — Retired Army Lt. Gen. L. Neil Thurgood has joined BlueHalo’s board of advisors, the company announced. Thurgood will advise strategic initiatives to advance BlueHalo’s position as the […]

HUNTSVILLE — Another step for the nation’s return to the moon has been taken by the Marshall Space Flight Center. A transportation stand arrived this week from the Kennedy Space […]

HUNTSVILLE — There’s a new space sheriff in town at Redstone Arsenal, but it’s not the long-hoped-for U.S. Space Command … this time. The Space Development Agency recently moved into […]

ULA loads Vulcan onto RocketShip

DECATUR — A Decatur-built rocket was loaded onto a specially designed cargo ship Tuesday to be shipped to Cape Canaveral, Fla. The United Launch Alliance Vulcan will eventually replace the […]

'Heroes of the day': NASA hails ERC Red Crew team

HUNTSVILLE – Did you know the launch of Artemis I in November almost did not happen? Three Red Crew team members from Huntsville-based ERC saved the day and have been […]

Yulista awarded $540M NASA aircraft support contract

HOUSTON — NASA has awarded a contract to Yulista Solutions of Huntsville to provide support for aircraft used across several NASA centers and programs, the space agency announced. The CompreHensive […]

Leidos awarded $334M hypersonic contract

HUNTSVILLE — Leidos has been awarded a $334 million contract to assist the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory develop an air-breathing hypersonic system. The program, known as “Mayhem,” consists of expendable hypersonic […]

MELBOURNE, Fla. — L3Harris Technologies has signed an agreement to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne in a $4.7 billion all-cash transaction, the companies announced. L3Harris, the nation’s sixth-largest contractor, said it is […]

HUNTSVILLE – A-P-T Research has been selected to continue as the provider of safety and mission assurance support services at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the company announced. The […]

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. — All Points Logistics has appointed former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine to its board of advisors, the company announced today. All Points Logistics, which has an office […]

HUNTSVILLE – A space habitation module recently passed a key stress test, Sierra Space announced. The company said its Large Integrated Flexible Habitat Environment (LIFE) completed its second sub-scale Ultimate […]

Artemis I mission called success 'for all humanity'

WASHINGTON — Cited as the “crowning achievement of Artemis I,” the Orion spacecraft splashed down Sunday morning in the Pacific Ocean, capping a more than 1.4 million mile journey around […]

HUNTSVILLE — Apollo 17 astronaut and geologist Dr. Harrison Schmitt will retrace his bootsteps on the moon 50 years ago in a special program Wednesday at the U.S. Space & […]

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville-based Aerobotix and Austria-based FerRobotics have developed a long-needed solution to the aerospace industry’s need for an automated tool to make precision masking tape applications. The Active Taping […]

NASA: Artemis inaugural launch 'simply eye-watering'

HUNTSVILLE — The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket performed with precision, meeting or exceeding all expectations during its debut launch last month on Artemis I, NASA said. The world’s most […]

Avion wins third Small Business Award

HUNTSVILLE — The third time is a charm for Avion Solutions. The aerospace engineering contractor was named the 2022 Small Business Award winner for Government Contracting – Technology. The award […]