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NASA ‘Day of Remembrance’ marks Columbia 20th anniversary

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...

Free discussion on OSIRIS-REx mission at Intuitive Planetarium

HUNTSVILLE -- The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is partnered with the NASA Planetary Missions Program Office to sponsor a free talk tonight on...

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...

‘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...

Shelby’s final vote brings $20.7B to North Alabama

WASHINGTON – An era came to an end Thursday in the halls of Congress. U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) cast his final vote - in...

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...

L3Harris plans to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.7B

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...

Test of redesigned rocket engine shut down early

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. -- The first test of a redesigned engine for the Space Launch System was considered nominal by the Marshall Space Flight Center...

NASA, Boeing sign $3.2B rocket production contract

HUNTSVILLE -- NASA has signed a $3.2 billion contract with Boeing of Huntsville to continue manufacturing core and upper stages for future Space Launch...

Aerojet Rocketdyne to produce sled track rockets for Navy, Air Force

HUNTSVILLE – Imagine if Santa had these for his sleigh. However, it will be the Air Force and Navy that will use Aerojet Rocketdyne-produced rocket...