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Robinson announces retirement from US Space & Rocket Center; nationwide search for CEO launched

HUNTSVILLE – Dr. Kimberly Robinson, whose leadership helped bring the U.S. Space & Rocket Center from near-bankruptcy and closure, has retired, according to a news...

L3Harris expands Huntsville solid rocket motor production facility, poised for further growth to meet defense needs

HUNTSVILLE -- With its new solid rocket motor production facility covering more than six football fields, it's easy to say that L3Harris Technologies is...

United Launch Alliance set for Amazon Project Kuiper mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kuiper 1, the launch of a Decatur-built United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket carrying the first production satellites for...

NASA removes reference to first woman and person of color to land on moon from Artemis website

HUNTSVILLE -- The presidential order to end federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs now includes NASA and the Artemis mission to the moon. Other actions...

Huntsville-founded X-Bow to expand DoD contract for hypersonic solid rocket motor development

LULING, Texas -- X-Bow Systems, a Huntsville-founded producer of advanced solid rocket motors and defense technologies, has expanded its contract to provide large solid...

3D printing ‘RAMPT’ up at Marshall Space Flight Center

HUNTSVILLE -- The widespread commercial adoption of additive manufacturing technologies, commonly known as 3D printing, is no surprise to design engineers at NASA's Marshall...

With lift from ULA, Boeing Starliner crew en route to space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- With the aid of the Tennessee Valley, two NASA astronauts are their way in a historic mission to the International...

London calling: Tharptown High School taking rocketry across pond

RUSSELLVILLE –  From nearly 1,000 to one. That’s the territory covered by the Tharptown High School rocketry team during nationals this year. But the...

Companies to build, design ‘SpaceShip’ to carry ULA’s Vulcan rockets

DECATUR – United Launch Alliance is gonna need a bigger boat. And to meet that need, the company has hired two companies to design, oversee...

ULA Vulcan Centaur inaugural flight, certification mission set

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Everything continues to progress toward the first ULA Vulcan flight test and certification mission, officials with United Space Alliance announced. The...