One of Huntsville’s most dazzling attractions is now vying for national bragging rights. The U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s INTUITIVE® Planetarium has been nominated for Best Planetarium in the United […]

DECATUR — Tory Bruno, the longtime chief executive of United Launch Alliance, is leaving the joint venture for another opportunity. In a statement today, executives from Boeing and Lockheed Martin, […]

HUNTSVILLE — Jared Isaacman, the new NASA administrator, plans to donate his salary to U.S. Space Camp. The billionaire entrepreneur was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on a 67-30 vote […]

MONTGOMERY – In the wake of the U.S. Space Command sign unveiling at Redstone Arsenal last week, the U.S. Space Force flag will be flown at all Alabama rest areas […]

WASHINGTON — General Dynamics Mission Systems has been awarded a $39.3 million  contract modification to support Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture ground management and integration and operation and sustainment efforts. The […]

HUNTSVILLE – Sarah Dalessi, a fifth-year student in the College of Science at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, is the lead author of a paper on arXiv detailing the discovery of […]

HUNTSVILLE — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth joined military leaders, Alabama’s congressional delegation and local officials today for the unveiling of the U.S. Space Command sign at Redstone Arsenal, formally […]

HUNTSVILLE — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to travel to Redstone Arsenal for a sign unveiling ceremony this week at the site of the future U.S. Space Command headquarters. Gen. […]

STOCKTON, Calif. — A merger of two aerospace heavyweights combines more than a century’s worth of critical engineering and manufacturing expertise. Now known as Applied Aerospace & Defense, the merger […]

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — With a government payload aboard, Varda Space Industries launched a rideshare mission with SpaceX, according to a news release. Varda has an officee in Huntsville. The […]

HUNTSVILLE – CanSat teams at the University of Alabama in Huntsville placed first, second and sixth nationally in the 2025 International CanSat competition in Monterey and Staunton, Va. UAH teams […]

WASHINGTON — Relocation efforts and construction issues affecting U.S. Space Command’s move to Huntsville were the topics Thursday in a meeting at the Pentagon between Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth […]

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla. — “Yeah, baby!” Amid cheers rivaling a football game, a New Glenn booster landed Thursday afternoon after delivering a NASA mission into orbit. The […]

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla. – With a mission to help enhance global connectivity, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifted off Thursday night carrying a broadband spacecraft, […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Alabama Space Grant Consortium has received a $20,000 donation from the National Space Club – Huntsville, marking the second year in a row the group has made this […]

HUNTSVILLE – Dr. Gary Zank, director of the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and principal investigator for Future Technologies & enabling Plasma […]

HUNTSVILLE – Stories from Huntsville’s iconic bluesman and a glimpse of the planning and training behind NASA missions will be featured during two special October events presented by Osher Lifelong […]

HUNTSVILLE – In a move to bring all of its corporate functions under one roof, Aurex has opened its headquarters at Bridge Street Town Centre. In a news release, Aurex […]

HUNTSVILLE — Joseph Pelfrey, director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, resigned Thursday. Pelfrey said in an email to employees at the space agency that as NASA focuses on its mission […]

WASHINGTON – Reinforcing the area’s influence in the U.S. space program, U.S. Rep. Dale W. Strong has re-introduced the Spaceport Project Opportunities for Resilient Transportation (SPACEPORT) Act. The legislation would […]

AUBURN — Auburn University is reaching for the stars again with the announcement of the hiring of Derek Tournear, former director of the Space Development Agency, as its inaugural director […]

HUNTSVILLE –  In an important step as Huntsville and Redstone Arsenal begin the formal transition to host Space Command’s permanent headquarters, Mayor Tommy Battle welcomed Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of […]

HUNTSVILLE — Local leaders said the area is prepared, excited and ready to welcome U.S. Space Command to its new permanent headquarters at Redstone Arsenal. The move is expected to […]

HUNTSVILLE — The great ping-pong match of national space defense policy has finally ended and the Rocket City is the winner. At a news conference today, President Donald Trump announced […]