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ULA loads Vulcan onto RocketShip

DECATUR -- A Decatur-built rocket was loaded onto a specially designed cargo ship Tuesday to be shipped to Cape Canaveral, Fla. The United Launch Alliance...

‘Heroes of the day’: NASA hails ERC Red Crew team

HUNTSVILLE – Did you know the launch of Artemis I in November almost did not happen? Three Red Crew team members from Huntsville-based ERC saved...

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...