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Apollo 17 astronaut retraces 50-year-old moonwalk at the Rocket Center
HUNTSVILLE -- Apollo 17 astronaut and geologist Dr. Harrison Schmitt will retrace his bootsteps on the moon 50 years ago in a special program...
General: Decision on Space Command HQ coming ‘shortly’
HUNTSVILLE -- An early Christmas present may soon be in the offing for Huntsville in general and Redstone Arsenal in particular.
According to military.com, Gen....
NASA: Artemis inaugural launch ‘simply eye-watering’
HUNTSVILLE -- The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket performed with precision, meeting or exceeding all expectations during its debut launch last month on Artemis...
Santa coming in for a landing at Space & Rocket Center
HUNTSVILLE – It was the first rocket capable of flying farther than his sleigh and Santa is making a stop to see his old...
Next frontier: Drake State program 3D-prints lunar habitats
HUNTSVILLE -- The Frontiers Research Program at Drake State Community and Technical College demonstrated the capability to 3D-print habitats on the moon.
“Our Advanced Manufacturing...
MM Technologies wins $553M NASA financial support contract
HUNTSVILLE -- NASA has awarded its Financial Support Services contract to MM Technologies of Huntsville to provide financial support and related services, the space agency...
Orion flies over Tranquility Base, other landing sites
HOUSTON - The Orion spacecraft continued on the Artemis I mission Tuesday, entering its seventh day.
The spacecraft fired all three thruster types with the...
Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion soars in SLS debut
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – Aerojet Rocketdyne played a central role in enabling the next giant leap with last Wednesday's launch of NASA’s super-heavy...
Made in Huntsville: Teledyne Brown hardware aboard Artemis I
HUNTSVILLE – As Artemis I vehicle lifted off this week, a crucial piece of hardware seven years in the making soared with it into...
SpaceX lands second contract option for Artemis moon craft
HUNTSVILLE -- NASA has awarded a contract modification to SpaceX for its Starship landing system to meet agency requirements for human exploration of the...