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HUNTSVILLE – The U.S. Space & Rocket Center said Friday it has concluded an investigation and took “necessary steps to move forward” in the wake of allegations across social media […]

ULA Delta IV Heavy launch finale delayed

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After a delay Thursday due to high winds, the final launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket was scrubbed Friday due to mechanical […]

HUNTSVILLE – The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is heading back to the future with its eye on space history.  After a six-year absence, the rockets are coming back to […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Alabama Space Grant Consortium at the University of Alabama Huntsville purchased and distributed 50,000 safe-viewing eclipse glasses for schools in the most economically disadvantaged communities in the […]

HUNTSVILLE – The U.S. Space & Rocket Center has responded to reports on social media concerning a Space Camp transgender counselor. The reports have even included posts on social media […]

HOUSTON — As NASA opens applications for future astronauts, the space agency recently graduated its latest class of space travelers. Among the new astronauts are a pair of graduates from […]

Outpost Technologies wins space station contract

HUNTSVILLE — Outpost Technologies has been awarded a contract from the Johnson Space Center to provide equipment for the International Space Station. The nearly $1 million contract will entail the […]

HUNTSVILLE — NASA has selected Alabama A&M University’s Agribition Center to host the final level of the agency’s Break the Ice Lunar Challenge, using indoor and outdoor space to ground […]

Blue Origin debuts New Glenn on launch pad

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — There’s a new addition to the Cape Canaveral skyline and it’s an homage to U.S. space history with an eye on the future. Blue Origin rolled […]

HUNTSVILLE – Joseph Pelfrey has spent nearly a quarter of a century as an employee at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, rising through the years and into the top position […]

Pelfrey named Marshall Space Flight Center director

HUNTSVILLE — It was a hometown hire Monday for NASA when Administrator Bill Nelson named Joseph Pelfrey director of the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center. Pelfrey has served as acting […]

HUNTSVILLE – In what has been a busy news week at the Alabama School for Cyber Technology and Engineering, students are now preparing to host a conversation with crew members […]

HUNTSVILLE — In honor of the members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery for the benefit of all, the agency […]

TAMPA, Fla. — A Tampa-based aerospace company is preparing a leap forward for space exploration and education in Mexico. Merida Aerospace, taking inspiration from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center […]

WASHINGTON — NASA has selected three Huntsville companies and the University of Alabama at Birmingham to provide research, engineering, and mission integration services for the International Space Station Program. Axient, […]

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla. – With the roar of its engines lighting up the late-night sky, United Launch Alliance marked the beginning of a new era of space […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Everything continues to progress toward the first ULA Vulcan flight test and certification mission, officials with United Space Alliance announced. The mission is planned to lift […]

HUNTSVILLE — NASA has achieved a benchmark in developing an innovative propulsion system called the Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine. Engineers at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville successfully tested […]

WEST TEXAS — Blue Origin completed its 24th New Shepard flight and 13th payload mission today from Launch Site One in West Texas. The flight carried 33 payloads from NASA, academia, […]

UNA Planetarium delves into mystery of Christmas sky

FLORENCE — Have you ever gone outside and tried to find the Christmas Star on Christmas night? Is it the brightest star? Which direction should you look? Do you ever […]

HUNTSVILLE – Two researchers from the University of Alabama in Huntsville Earth System Science Center were recently awarded $402,000 from NASA’s 2022 Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science to […]

HUNTSVILLE – McThornmor Acres, named by combining five men who incorporated the neighborhood that at the time became Huntsville’s largest subdivision in west Huntsville, was added to the U.S. Park […]

UNA selected to Alabama Space Grant Consortium

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama has been selected to be part of the Alabama Space Grant Consortium, a collaboration that will provide resources and other opportunities for the […]

HUNTSVILLE – Two researchers in the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville have won a grant totaling $457,963 to study a process that could ultimately lead to […]