Space — Page 11

Send a 'Message in a Bottle' aboard Europa Clipper

WASHINGTON — The public is invited to add their names to an original poem dedicated to NASA’s Europa Clipper mission before the spacecraft begins its journey to Jupiter’s moon Europa […]

Radiance, Peraton join on MSIC contract

HUNTSVILLE — Radiance Technologies is joining Peraton in delivering scientific and technical intelligence solutions to the Defense Intelligence Agency/Missile and Space Intelligence Center. Peraton was awarded the SIA 3 Countering […]

Peraton awarded $284M contract to support DIA

RESTON, Va. — Peraton has secured a $284 million contract to support the Defense Intelligence Center in Huntsville. The five-year task order is to provide solutions to counter advanced weapons […]

Dream on: Sierra Space's Dream Chaser powers up

LOUISVILLE, Colo. – The revolutionary Dream Chaser spaceplane powered up in a simulated test recently, Sierra Space announced. Dream Chaser represents a groundbreaking leap in space transportation technology, the company […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Poarch Band of Creek Indians made its largest financial contribution in North Alabama to support the new Space Camp Operations Center at the U.S. Space & Rocket […]

HUNTSVILLE – The U.S. Space & Rocket Center celebrates the 50th anniversary of Skylab, America’s first space station, with a series of free events scheduled throughout the summer, the center announced. The […]

Report: Trump wanted Space Command in Florida

ATHENS — U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl said Thursday former President Donald Trump originally wanted to put the new Space Command headquarters in Florida, but was talked out of it by […]

HUNTSVILLE — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey joined state and local officials and aerospace leaders this morning at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center to cut the ribbon on the state-of-the-art […]

WASHINGTON — Blue Origin – with its partners Lockheed Martin, Draper, Boeing, Astrobotic Technology and Honeybee Robotics – has been selected to build the second human lunar landing system, NASA […]

Marshall duo speak at Deep Space Food Challenge

WASHINGTON — Deep Space Food Challenge – this competition won’t be on the Food Network, but is really out of this world. Angela Herblet, project manager for the challenge at […]

HUNTSVILLE – Solar flares and coronal mass ejections are two of the most energetic processes in the solar system, showering the Earth’s magnetic field with billions of tons of highly […]

“The thing I’ll remember most about the flight is that it was fun… the most fun that I’ll ever have in my life.” – Sally Ride HUNTSVILLE — It was fun […]

WASHINGTON — In what seems like a never-ending saga or a scene from the movie “Groundhog Day,” U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville pressed Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall about finalizing the […]

ERC Red Crew cited for Artemis I work

HUNTSVILLE – ERC’s Red Crew based in Huntsville, received the prestigious Stellar Award from the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation, for its mission-saving work on the Artemis I […]

UAH charges to win with 'HERCulean' effort

HUNTSVILLE — Wanna go for a ride under the stars… on the moon? It was a big win for the home team this weekend when the University of Alabama in […]

WASHINGTON — A trio of representatives from Alabama brought bipartisanship to the forefront Thursday in questioning the Secretary of the Air Force about the delay in moving the U.S. Space […]

Britt heralds Marshall Space Flight Center work

WASHINGTON — Citing a “legacy of excellence,” Sen. Katie Britt praised the Marshall Space Flight Center’s contributions to space exploration. Her comments were to NASA Administration Bill Nelson during a […]

Blue Origin launches Earth Day events

HUNTSVILLE — In recognition of Earth Day on Sunday, Blue Origin is raising awareness about the importance of protecting the planet with several “For the Benefit of Earth Day” events […]

HUNTSVILLE – Mark Splawn has joined the U.S. Space & Rocket Center as vice president of Projects and Infrastructure. Splawn will oversee large-scale capital and construction projects at the Rocket […]

LOS ANGELES – The space program recently took another step on its return to the moon. This time, NASA turned to something old to help something new. Aerojet Rocketdyne completed […]

Opinion: Designate space systems as critical infrastructure

AUBURN — Space systems are fundamental to U.S. national and economic security — but we have not been organizing or resourcing ourselves in a way that is consistent with this […]

Leidos, NASCAR team up in lunar rover race

HUNTSVILLE — When you combine Huntsville’s space heritage with the state’s legendary auto racing history for a NASA project, it will most likely have high octane results. Leidos, a science […]

NASA's Human Exploration Rover Challenge goes live

HUNTSVILLE — For the first time since 2019, NASA’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge returns to in-person competition this weekend. The time is from 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday and Sunday – […]

WASHINGTON — Once again, a shot is taken at taken at a proposal to move the U.S. Space Command to Redstone Arsenal. And, once again, Sen. Tommy Tuberville shoots down […]