Blue Origin has successfully completed qualification testing of a modified component in its Huntsville-built BE-4 rocket engines, marking a significant step toward returning its New Glenn rocket to flight following […]

U.S. Space Command has reached its year-end staffing goal at Redstone Arsenal about six weeks ahead of schedule, with more than 200 personnel now permanently working in Huntsville as the […]

The next footprints on the Moon could belong to someone applying today.  The space agency is searching for its next generation of astronauts, opening applications for candidates who could help […]

Huntsville-based Aurex is partnering with a Florida space company to expand offshore launch capabilities, offering military, government and commercial customers new options for launching missions from the sea. The company […]

A team of University of Alabama in Huntsville students is working on a problem that could become increasingly important as NASA prepares for longer stays on the moon: how to […]

Alabama is among the strong contenders to become home to the proposed U.S. Space Academy, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman confirmed Saturday in an exclusive interview with 256 Today ahead of […]

A familiar face is returning to lead NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, where his career began more than four decades ago. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has named Stephen Cash director […]

From five summers at Space Camp in Huntsville to a historic journey around the Moon, astronaut Christina Koch has spent much of her life preparing for the next challenge. Now, […]

Huntsville companies are among 16 businesses selected by NASA for a new $1.4 billion logistics contracting vehicle supporting work across the space agency. The selections include Huntsville-based LogiCore Corporation and […]

Alabama’s push to bring the proposed U.S. Space Academy to North Alabama has moved from congressional advocacy to an official state bid. Gov. Kay Ivey announced that Alabama is entering […]

President Donald Trump has nominated Lt. Gen. David N. Miller Jr. to become the next commander of U.S. Space Command, putting him in line to lead the combatant command through […]

U.S. Rep. Dale Strong is leading Alabama’s Republican congressional delegation in an effort to bring the proposed U.S. Space Academy to North Alabama. Strong spearheaded a bicameral delegation letter to […]

Huntsville will celebrate the generations that helped take America to space while looking toward those who will carry exploration forward when the Space Explorers’ Celebration returns to the U.S. Space […]

One year after President Donald Trump announced U.S. Space Command headquarters would move to Huntsville, more than 140 uniformed and civilian personnel are already working from Redstone Arsenal — and […]

On Tuesday, the four Artemis II astronauts continued their post-mission tour at Marshall Space Flight Center, where they thanked the teams behind their historic journey around the Moon. NASA astronauts […]

The ‘wave’ went around Toyota Field. Astronauts joked with the crowd, traded stories from nearly 10 days in space and marveled at the packed stands. But beneath the fun Monday […]

They rode a Rocket City rocket around the Moon. Now they’re coming to Madison. The four astronauts who made history aboard Artemis II will take the stage at Toyota Field […]

President Donald Trump has put $951 million in the fiscal 2027 budget request to move U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs to Redstone Arsenal. The money would cover design, […]

NASA has selected four companies with significant Huntsville operations to compete for spacecraft processing work under a contract valued at up to $100 million. All Points Logistics, Blue Origin, Firefly […]

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) introduced new legislation aimed at ensuring the military personnel responsible for protecting America’s interests in space are prepared for potential conflicts. Britt and U.S. Sen. […]

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station don’t do laundry. That’s where researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville believe they can help. A team at UAH is developing a […]

L3Harris Technologies has completed the sale of a majority stake in its commercial space propulsion, power and electronics businesses, reviving the historic Rocketdyne name while retaining key defense programs and […]

Redwire officials, local leaders and elected officials gathered Tuesday to celebrate the start of construction on the company’s expanded Huntsville campus, a project expected to create about 150 new high-skilled […]

Ralph Petroff has spent decades making sure Huntsville’s space story is told the way it deserves to be. Rocket City Space Fest is where that mission comes to life. As […]