WASHINGTON — It’s not quite the drama of the movie “Armageddon,” but a NASA spacecraft intentionally changed the orbit of a celestial object. Analysis of data obtained over the past […]

HUNTSVILLE  – A proposed space mission involving the University of Alabama in Huntsville has been selected by NASA for the second time as part of a group of four for […]

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Engineers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center have been working this week to prepare the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for November’s Artemis I […]

HUNTSVILLE — Florida’s recovery response to Hurricane Ian has been bolstered by two University of Alabama in Huntsville Earth System Science Center research associates. Working from Cramer Hall at UAH, […]

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The crew assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission is in orbit following today’s launch to the International Space Station. The international crew will serve as […]

HOUSTON, Texas — To prepare for the Artemis era of research on the moon, NASA is conducting field tests in Arizona over the next three weeks. Astronauts, engineers, and scientists […]

WASHINGTON – NASA has awarded a nearly $150 million contract to supply liquid helium and gaseous helium to facilities across the agency, including Marshall Space Flight Center. The two-year IDIQ […]

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA said there was no damage to Artemis I and the Space Launch System from Hurricane Ian and is focusing on a November launch window. […]

LAUREL, Md. — The James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope have captured views of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test crashing into an asteroid Tuesday, NASA said Thursday. […]

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The Artemis I launch isn’t the only NASA mission that has been delayed by the approach of Hurricane Ian. The space agency announced today the […]

LAUREL, Md. — NASA hit the bullseye Monday with its own “DART” game. After 10 months flying in space, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) – the world’s first planetary […]

HUNTSVILLE —  Up in the sky. It’s a moon. It’s a star. No. It’s Jupiter. That’s right. The largest planet in our solar system will be the brightest object in […]

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – NASA is foregoing Tuesday’s launch opportunity and preparing for rollback, while continuing to watch the weather forecast associated with Tropical Storm Ian. During a meeting […]

WASHINGTON — NASA and Axiom Space have signed a mission order for the second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station to take place in the second quarter of 2023. […]

WASHINGTON — NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and two cosmonauts arrived Wednesday at the International Space Station, bringing its number of residents to 10 for the coming week. The Soyuz MS-22 […]

HUNTSVILLE – After a half decade of working and building relationships in Huntsville, Sinequa decided to lay down some roots in the Rocket City. More than 50 representatives from Huntsville’s […]

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA has adjusted the targeted date for the next launch opportunities for Artemis I. The agency has updated its request for a launch opportunity Sept. […]

WASHINGTON — Axiom Space will produce the next generation of spacesuits, NASA recently announced. Under the $228.5 million task order, Axiom will deliver a moonwalking system for the Artemis III […]

HUNTSVILLE — Neil Laya, an aerospace engineering graduate student at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, has been awarded an Alabama Space Grant Consortium Fellowship. Laya also was recently recognized […]

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA is preserving options for the next launch opportunity for Artemis I as early as Sept. 23, the space agency announced.  There are two launch […]

HUNTSVILLE — Teledyne Brown Engineering has been awarded a contract to support operations at Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA announced. The contract, known as Marshall Operations Systems, Services, and Integration […]

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA technicians will repair a fuel line leak for the Artemis I mission on the launch pad, the space agency announced. After standing down on […]

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — After standing down on Saturday’s Artemis I launch attempt when engineers could not overcome a hydrogen leak in a quick disconnect, mission managers decided they […]

HUNTSVILLE — There’s a reason Huntsville is called “Rocket City” and the city will once again live up to its name this weekend. When the Space Launch System lifts off […]