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Construction begins on next-gen asteroid hunter

WASHINGTON -- NASA is building a space telescope to search for the hardest-to-find asteroids and comets that stray into Earth’s orbital neighborhood. The space agency's...

Shelby’s final vote brings $20.7B to North Alabama

WASHINGTON – An era came to an end Thursday in the halls of Congress. U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) cast his final vote - in...

Marshall-led InSight Mars lander mission ends

WASHINGTON -- All good things come to an end, even on Mars. To that end, NASA’s InSight mission has ended after more than four years...

Leidos awarded $334M hypersonic contract

HUNTSVILLE -- Leidos has been awarded a $334 million contract to assist the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory develop an air-breathing hypersonic system. The program, known as...

L3Harris plans to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.7B

MELBOURNE, Fla. -- L3Harris Technologies has signed an agreement to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne in a $4.7 billion all-cash transaction, the companies announced. L3Harris, the nation's...

CFD Research, UAH plasma model shows manufacturing uses

HUNTSVILLE – Manufacturers using plasma processes in semiconductor production and materials processing will have a new tool developed by the University of Alabama in...

Test of redesigned rocket engine shut down early

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. -- The first test of a redesigned engine for the Space Launch System was considered nominal by the Marshall Space Flight Center...

A-P-T Research wins $67M Kennedy Space Center contract

HUNTSVILLE – A-P-T Research has been selected to continue as the provider of safety and mission assurance support services at the Kennedy Space Center...

Former NASA Administrator Brindenstine joins All Points board

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. -- All Points Logistics has appointed former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine to its board of advisors, the company announced today. All Points...

NASA testing RS-25 engines for Artemis missions

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. -- With Artemis I in the books, NASA is back at the test stands. The space agency said it will begin...