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 […]

WASHINGTON — Huntsville wins!! According to several reports and sources, President Trump will announce this afternoon that U.S. Space Command will be headquartered in the Rocket City – bringing an […]

HUNTSVILLE – With an increased emphasis on space defense due to growing threats, the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Missile and Space Intelligence Center broke ground today on a major expansion at […]

HUNTSVILLE – Dr. Margrit von Braun will return to a place rich with personal and historic meaning when she takes the stage as guest speaker for the Space Explorers Celebration […]

HUNTSVILLE – Dr. Kimberly Robinson, whose leadership helped bring the U.S. Space & Rocket Center from near-bankruptcy and closure, has retired, according to a news release from the center. She had […]

HUNTSVILLE — While a panel discussion on “Golden Dome for America” has been removed from the agenda, the annual Space & Missile Defense Symposium is hosting a discussion on another […]

HUNTSVILLE — After acquiring a handful of companies over the past several months, Huntsville-based Special Aerospace Services has now changed its name, but its mission to “build at the speed […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Terminus Spaceflight Research Group at the University of Alabama in Huntsville is set to send a payload into space this month, a follow-up to the launch and […]

HUNTSVILLE – Dr. John Blevins, an alumnus of the University of Alabama in Huntsville, has received the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal, or “Sammie,” considered the highest honor for […]

HUNTSVILLE – ELVIS hasn’t left the building, aka International Space Station, but a Huntsville-based company helped the project take center stage for NASA. Teledyne Brown Engineering served as implementation partner […]

HUNTSVILLE – Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, a private astronaut and leader of the Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn missions to space, has made a second significant donation to the U.S. Space […]

AUBURN — Calling it a “small step for our printer, one giant leap for space-based fabrication,” an Auburn associate professor declared a test of a 3D printer on parabolic flights […]

TUSCALOOSA – The Alabama Materials Institute at the University of Alabama will aid the Air Force Research Laboratory in developing technology related to a new satellite propellant. The AFRL-developed Advanced Spacecraft Energetic […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Dale Strong, with the support of Alabama’s entire congressional delegation, led a resolution today commemorating the 65th anniversary of the Marshall Space Flight Center and reaffirming […]

HUNTSVILLE — With one of their own on board, Space Campers will take part in a Q&A next week with NASA astronauts on the International Space Station. At 11:40 a.m. CDT […]

HUNTSVILLE — There will be an out-of-this-world celebration next month as the Marshall Space Flight Center marks 65 years. And everyone is invited. Marshall, along with its partners and collaborators, […]

HUNTSVILLE — The U.S. Space & Rocket Center played host to a highly anticipated event this weekend celebrating Spacelab. The two-day event, known as Astro Days, gave visitors access to […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Delivering more than a smile, a Decatur-built Atlas V launched this morning with a second batch of operational broadband satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation. The United […]

HUNTSVILLE – A researcher at the University of Alabama in Huntsville has co-authored a paper that uses young stars to develop a more accurate map of the outer gas disk […]

WASHINGTON — While House Republicans – including North Alabama’s Reps. Dale Strong and Robert Aderholt – voted lockstep to approve President Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill,” a leading GOP senator […]