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Sierra Space habitation unit hits milestones in Marshall testing

HUNTSVILLE – A space habitation module recently passed a key stress test, Sierra Space announced. The company said its Large Integrated Flexible Habitat Environment (LIFE)...

NASA, Boeing sign $3.2B rocket production contract

HUNTSVILLE -- NASA has signed a $3.2 billion contract with Boeing of Huntsville to continue manufacturing core and upper stages for future Space Launch...

Artemis I mission called success ‘for all humanity’

WASHINGTON -- Cited as the "crowning achievement of Artemis I," the Orion spacecraft splashed down Sunday morning in the Pacific Ocean, capping a more...

Dynetics, Northrop Grumman to collaborate on NASA landing system

HUNTSVILLE -- Dynetics has submitted a bid on the Human Landing System Sustaining Lunar Development contract for NASA's Artemis mission, the company announced Wednesday....

Trash Pandas, Rocket Center host Splashdown Party

MADISON -- The Rocket City Trash Pandas and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center are hosting an Artemis I Splashdown Party at Toyota Field...

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...