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HUNTSVILLE — The local and congressional reaction to the White House overturning the decision to move Space Command to Redstone Arsenal from Colorado has been bitter and angry. “We are […]

Report: Space Command to stay in Colorado

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has decided to keep Space Command in Colorado, overturning former President Donald Trump’s decision to move it to Redstone Arsenal, the Associated Press reported. U.S. […]

ULA-built stage is set for Artemis III mission

DECATUR — The United Launch Alliance is playing a critical role in the upcoming Artemis III mission to place a crew on the moon. However, before that can happen the […]

HUNTSVILLE — Leonardo Electronics recently celebrated 15 years in Huntsville, a milestone for the company that started out in a small multi-use facility for one of Leonardo’s business units, Sensor […]

HUNTSVILLE – She is a hometown girl who grew up surrounded by – and some say destined for – space. Dr. Jan Davis would fly on three Space Shuttle missions […]

KENT, Wash. — NASA awarded Blue Origin a $35 million Tipping Point partnership today to continue advancing its Blue Alchemist breakthrough revealed this year. Blue Origin, which has a facility […]

HUNTSVILLE – Researchers with the University of Alabama in Huntsville Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research have discovered a gamma-ray burst that ranks as the brightest ever observed. Believed […]

'Teachers of the Year' attend Space Camp

HUNTSVILLE — The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is hosting 49 of the nation’s State Teachers of the Year at Space Camp, an annual experience for teachers selected from each […]

WASHINGTON — Calling the Marshall Space Flight Center “second to none,” Alabama’s junior senator helped secure billions of dollars to fund projects at the NASA field center. U.S. Sen. Katie […]

HUNTSVILLE — Jody Singer is retiring as the director of the Marshall Space Flight Center. Singer made the announcement today; it is effective July 29. She was the first female […]

HUNTSVILLE — They say a picture is worth a thousand words and the picture the James Webb Space Telescope paints of the cosmos is the proverbial pot of gold at […]

Elvis tribute to benefit Marshall memorial

HUNTSVILLE — Things are about to get all shook up … and we’re not talking rocket launches. Well, then again, we are kind of. The Ultimate Elvis Tribute will hit […]

HUNTSVLLE – About 66 million years ago, an asteroid crashed into the Earth, causing the extinction of dinosaurs on the planet. Today and Friday, dinosaurs will be roaming through U.S. […]

UAH teams win NASA Artemis Student Challenges

HUNTSVILLE – The University of Alabama in Huntsville has claimed the top prize for two NASA Artemis Student Challenges. The 2023 Human Exploration Rover Challenge and the 2023 Student Launch […]

11 down, 1 to go for ULA's Delta IV Heavy

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – And then, there was one. That is, one more launch to go for United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV Heavy rocket. The next to last mission of the […]

HUNTSVILLE — Teams at the Marshall Space Flight Center have completed applying a spray-on foam insulation to the launch vehicle stage adapter (LVSA) for the Artemis III mission, NASA announced. […]

HUNTSVILLE – Give your world’s greatest dad an out of this world experience at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center on Father’s Day. Dad gets in free with one paid […]

WASHINGTON — Rep. Robert Aderholt announced a major development for the future of the Space Command headquarters while a long-overdue decision from Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall hangs in the […]

HUNTSVILLE – The digital age has been a tremendous boon to the fields of statistics and astronomy. However, according to Dr. Max Bonamente, a professor of physics and astronomy at […]

WASHINGTON — The commanding general of the U.S. Space Command was to the point in a meeting Alabama congressional delegation. ““General Dickinson just confirmed to us that the headquarters of […]

Legislation supports Saturn 1B at I-65 exit

MONTGOMERY — The fate of the deteriorating Saturn 1B rocket at the Ardmore exit of Interstate 65 is in the hands of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. […]

ULA: Vulcan test firing a success

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A United Launch Alliance booster engine test firing Wednesday was deemed a success, the company announced. The test was at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape […]

HUNTSVILLE — It’s only fitting that a university in the Rocket City would be the overall winner in NASA’s Student Launch challenge. The University of Alabama in Huntsville picked up […]

Momentus, Axient collaborate on space services

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A Huntsville-based company has joined a California firm to collaborate on technologies and capabilities for aerospace customers Axient of Huntsville and Momentus of San Jose announced […]