Space — Page 14

MSFC's Building 4200 walls come tumblin' down

HUNTSVILLE — There was a whole lot of shaking going on Saturday morning as the Marshall Space Flight Center’s original administrative headquarters known as Building 4200 was imploded in a […]

DECATUR — United Launch Alliance (ULA), which already has the world’s largest rocket plant here in Morgan County, is expanding its operations even more. ULA held a ground-breaking ceremony Thursday […]

Neutron star behavior 'a head scratcher' for Marshall researchers

HUNTSVILLE — In February, NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) observed its first accreting neutron star: Hercules X-1, more than 21,000 light years from Earth. Now a new study based […]

Former Marshall HQ coming down but legacy stands tall

HUNTSVILLE — For more than six decades, NASA and the nation have relied on the  Marshall Space Flight Center to deliver its most vital propulsion systems and hardware, flagship launch vehicles, […]

Rep. Aderholt: Alabama a pillar of U.S. space prowess

Earlier this year, during the International Space Station Research & Development Conference, I had the great opportunity to unveil my space vision for the rest of the 21st century. Outlining […]

HUNTSVILLE — The National Space Club Huntsville and Jacobs are hosting close to 300 fifth-grade students for National Space Club Day at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center today. The […]

HUNTSVILLE – The discovery of a so-called monster black hole that has about 12 times the mass of the sun is detailed in a new Astrophysical Journal research submission, authored […]

Splashdown! Crew-4 returns after 6-month mission

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4  splashed down Friday off the coast of Jacksonville, Fla., completing the agency’s fourth commercial crew mission to the International Space Station. The international […]

DECATUR — The 256 area code will expand into space next year with the launch of the Vulcan Centaur rocket. The next-generation rocket, powered by Huntsville-built Blue Origin motors and […]

HOUSTON — After a day’s delay due to unfavorable weather, NASA and SpaceX are planning to return the Crew-4 mission to Earth today from the International Space Station. The undocking […]

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — In the midnight hour next month, the skies around the Kennedy Space Center will light up. After inspections and repairs of the Space Launch System […]

WASHINGTON — It’s not quite the drama of the movie “Armageddon,” but a NASA spacecraft intentionally changed the orbit of a celestial object. Analysis of data obtained over the past […]

UAH has role in proposed gamma-ray mission

HUNTSVILLE  – A proposed space mission involving the University of Alabama in Huntsville has been selected by NASA for the second time as part of a group of four for […]

Space Center, Marshall host Observe the Moon Night

HUNTSVILLE – The Marshall Space Flight Center and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center are offering a chance to see the moon like you may not have ever seen it. […]

HUNTSVILLE – The awards just keep coming for the nuclear thermal propulsion research  at the University of Alabama in Huntsville by Saroj Kumar. Kumar is a doctoral candidate in the […]

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Engineers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center have been working this week to prepare the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for November’s Artemis I […]

HUNTSVILLE — Florida’s recovery response to Hurricane Ian has been bolstered by two University of Alabama in Huntsville Earth System Science Center research associates. Working from Cramer Hall at UAH, […]

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The crew assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission is in orbit following today’s launch to the International Space Station. The international crew will serve as […]

HOUSTON, Texas — To prepare for the Artemis era of research on the moon, NASA is conducting field tests in Arizona over the next three weeks. Astronauts, engineers, and scientists […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will carry a pair of satellites into orbit this afternoon to help improve mobile phone services. Liftoff will be […]

WASHINGTON – NASA has awarded a nearly $150 million contract to supply liquid helium and gaseous helium to facilities across the agency, including Marshall Space Flight Center. The two-year IDIQ […]

NASA: No damage to Artemis; focus on November launch

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA said there was no damage to Artemis I and the Space Launch System from Hurricane Ian and is focusing on a November launch window. […]

Webb, Hubble capture detailed views of DART impact

LAUREL, Md. — The James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope have captured views of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test crashing into an asteroid Tuesday, NASA said Thursday. […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Marshall Space Flight Center is hosting the 34th Marshall Small Business Alliance Meeting and Industry & Advocates Award Ceremony today at the Davison Center for Space Exploration. […]