Space — Page 8

ULA sets Christmas Eve for Vulcan Centaur launch

LAS VEGAS — Apparently, Santa Claus may not be the only one flying around South Florida on Christmas Eve. United Launch Alliance announced Tuesday it has scheduled the launch of […]

HUNTSVILLE – Researchers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville have supported a ground-breaking measurement that is helping solve a 60-year-old cosmic mystery. The  question is why is the sun’s […]

HUNTSVILLE — Alabama A&M, the University of Alabama in Huntsville, the University of North Alabama and Auburn are among 42 college teams to compete next year in the Human Exploration […]

NASA 'Psyched' about mission to metal-rich asteroid

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is on its voyage to an asteroid of the same name, a metal-rich world that could tell us more about the formation […]

HOUSTON — The sample of a 4.5 billion-year-old asteroid has evidence of carbon and water, NASA announced today. Initial studies of the sample from the asteroid Bennu show evidence of […]

'Ring of fire': UNA Planetarium to host eclipse viewing

FLORENCE – A “ring of fire” will appear in the sky Saturday morning as an annular eclipse of the sun will be visible in North Alabama. The University of North […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Space Hardware Club at the University of Alabama in Huntsville turned in strong finishes in two international aerospace competitions, the International CanSat Competition and the University Rover […]

WASHINGTON— The House Armed Services Committee will hear testimony Thursday from government witnesses regarding irregularity in the strategic basing process for the U.S. Space Command, U.S. Rep. Dale Strong’s office […]

HUNTSVILLE — Heeding a call to action to fill expected needs in a space-related workforce, the Alabama Space Roundtable held its inaugural meeting today. The gathering, hosted by North AlabamaWorks […]

Asteroid sample has landed; to be examined in Houston

HOUSTON — After years of anticipation and hard work by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security – Regolith Explorer) team, a capsule of rocks and dust collected from asteroid […]

HUNTSVILLE – A doctoral student at the University of Alabama in Huntsville has been awarded a NASA Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) fellowship to […]

HUNTSVILLE — An asteroid sample is scheduled to land today in a Utah desert and should bring NASA one step closer to studying the earliest history of our solar system. […]

North AlabamaWorks launches space roundtable

HUNTSVILLE — It will be a gathering of all things – and all people – space Monday when North AlabamaWorks hosts its inaugural Alabama Space Roundtable. It is the start […]

HUNTSVILLE – It may be the final countdown for the Huntsville City FC regular season, but a relic from the city’s space history will help launch the club’s playoff hopes. […]

HUNTSVILLE – Pull out your bell bottoms and polyester and get ready to shake your groove thing! The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the […]

HUNTSVILLE — Scientists have made claims of a discovery of a distant planet that has water and oceans. The researchers have focused their research on a massive planet that is […]

ULA Atlas V delivers reconnaissance satellite to orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket delivered a high priority mission to orbit Sunday after launching from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force […]

Mars rover exhibit lands at the Rocket Center

HUNTSVILLE – The Mars 2020 mission is landing at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center with opening of the “Roving with Perseverance” roadshow this weekend. Rocket Center is the only location in […]

GAO to review Space Command decision

President Joe Biden’s decision to keep the Space Command headquarters in Colorado Springs will now be reviewed by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). According to the Washington Examiner, the GAO […]

ULA Atlas V to boost Space Force/NRO mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — United Launch Alliance will be playing a pivotal role in the launch of a joint mission between the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the U.S. Space […]

HUNTSVILLE — Just a few weeks ago, Rep. Dale Strong sent House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers a letter requesting the committee bring Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and […]

Sentar acquires Waterfront Technical Services

HUNTSVILLE –Sentar has acquired Waterfront Technical Services, a Huntsville-based company. Sentar is a Huntsville-based women-owned business specializing in advanced cyber intelligence solutions and technology. Waterfront’s portfolio includes flight and ground […]

Each year, July 20 marks the anniversary of one of humanity’s biggest triumphs: Landing on the moon. In 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans […]

HUNTSVILLE – The U.S. Space & Rocket Center finishes its “Summer of Skylab” series of talks Thursday at 6 p.m. The free event takes place in the Davidson Center’s National […]