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Space

Wall to honor ‘wind beneath the wings of the space program’

HUNTSVILLE – Regardless of whether you are a long-time Huntsville resident or a newcomer, it is impossible not to drive by the iconic Saturn...

UNA Planetarium opens early for lunar eclipse viewing

FLORENCE -- If you miss Tuesday's total lunar eclipse, you’ll have to wait until March 2025 to catch the next one. However, the University...

Blue Origin delivers engines for ULA’s Vulcan launch

HUNTSVILLE -- Blue Origin has delivered two rocket engines to United Launch Alliance’s factory in Decatur that will be used in 2023 for the...

NASA on track for Artemis I rollout

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Teams are on track to roll the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft from the Vehicle Assembly Building...

Space industry leaders honored at von Braun celebration

HUNTSVILLE – Several space industry leaders and academics were honored at the annual  Wernher von Braun Memorial Dinner, respectfully dubbed “The Space Prom." This year’s...

MSFC’s Building 4200 walls come tumblin’ down

HUNTSVILLE -- There was a whole lot of shaking going on Saturday morning as the Marshall Space Flight Center’s original administrative headquarters known as...

ULA doubles down in Decatur with $300M investment: ‘In Alabama to stay’

DECATUR — United Launch Alliance (ULA), which already has the world’s largest rocket plant here in Morgan County, is expanding its operations even more. ULA...

Neutron star behavior ‘a head scratcher’ for Marshall researchers

HUNTSVILLE -- In February, NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) observed its first accreting neutron star: Hercules X-1, more than 21,000 light years from...

Former Marshall HQ coming down but legacy stands tall

HUNTSVILLE -- For more than six decades, NASA and the nation have relied on the  Marshall Space Flight Center to deliver its most vital propulsion...

Rep. Aderholt: Alabama a pillar of U.S. space prowess

Earlier this year, during the International Space Station Research & Development Conference, I had the great opportunity to unveil my space vision for the...