Space — Page 6
LOUISVILLE, Colo. — As the nation celebrated a “small step for (a) man,” a leading aerospace company took a giant leap in space technology. Sierra Space, a commercial space-tech company, […]
HUNTSVILLE – Three Space Hardware Club teams from the University of Alabama in Huntsville placed first, third and fourth nationally in the 2024 International CanSat competition. UAH student teams Shockwave, Snapdragon […]
HUNTSVILLE – The Alabama Space Grant Consortium at the University of Alabama in Huntsville received a major boost from the National Space Club – Huntsville Chapter to support a 2024-25 […]
ASPEN, Colo. — Attendees of the Aspen Security Forum discussed a subject that influences all other topics the experts at the Colorado conference will talk about: space. Space Force Gen. Stephen […]
HUNTSVILLE – Thursday morning marked the first stage of the return of Rocket Park’s Rocket Row at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. Dr. Kimberly Robinson, the center’s CEO and […]
NEW ORLEANS — NASA took another small step Tuesday on the anniversary of the historic launch to a giant leap. Technicians moved the Space Launch System rocket core stage from […]
HUNTSVILLE — After two days of competition, two teams from southern California took home a combined $1.5 million from NASA’s Break the Ice Lunar Challenge. Since 2020, competitors from around […]
BOCA CHICA, Texas — The most powerful launch vehicle ever built achieved key objectives Thursday, according to SpaceX. The launch of Starship was the second uncrewed test of the year […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — With the aid of the Tennessee Valley, two NASA astronauts are their way in a historic mission to the International Space Station. A Decatur-built United Launch […]
HUNTSVILLE — A longtime Marshall Space Flight Center employee has been promoted to the No. 2 position at the NASA field center in Huntsville. Rae Ann Meyer was named deputy […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Same song. Fifth verse. A historic crewed rocket launch has been scheduled for Wednesday – the fifth attempt for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. The mission […]
WASHINGTON — In testimony that resembled a pep talk, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt offered high praise last week for the Marshall Space Flight Center and its administration. Britt (R-Ala.) participated […]
HUNTSVILLE – Two researchers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville have published a paper that demonstrates for the first time that a subluminal warp drive is possible within the bounds of […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Everything continues to progress toward Saturday’s scheduled United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch carrying the first crewed Boeing Starliner spacecraft for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA […]
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department remains focused on maintaining its edge in space as competitors attempt to shift the balance in the domain, a top space official from the Pentagon […]
KENT, Wash. — To say “good things come to those who wait” is putting it mildly for former Air Force Capt. Ed Dwight. Dwight was selected by President John F. […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Will the fourth time be a charm? Boeing’s first Starliner mission carrying astronauts into space has been delayed once again – this time until at least […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — In the midst of a warning of a “disaster,” NASA, Boeing and the United Launch Alliance said the Boeing Crew Flight Test will launch no earlier […]
DECATUR – United Launch Alliance is gonna need a bigger boat. And to meet that need, the company has hired two companies to design, oversee and build a new ship […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A “technical issue” with a pressure regulation valve on the liquid oxygen tank caused a Boeing crew flight test to be scrubbed Monday night. NASA, Boeing, […]
HUNTSVILLE — The Marshall Space Flight Center is getting ready for the next big step in its evolution. Through a series of multi-year infrastructure projects, Marshall is optimizing its footprint […]
AUBURN — Can a small, laser ablation and sintering enabled (LASED) multi-material printer operate in microgravity? Masoud Mahjouri-Samani, the Goldbold Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will find […]
WASHINGTON — A Huntsville-based company and three state universities are among 21 organizations to share nearly $1.5 million in grants from NASA. The grants are for academic, non-profit, and business […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It was moving day today at the International Space Station. But it was unlike any moving day experienced here on Earth. With the historic visit of […]