NASA Officials Provide Update on Artemis I

In a media teleconference held on Friday at Kennedy Space Center, NASA officials discussed the status of the next wet dress rehearsal test of the SLS and Orion spacecraft in advance of the uncrewed Artemis I lunar mission.  Tom Whitmeyer of the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate in Washington, D.C.; Senior Vehicle Operations Manager Cliff […]

Third Time’s the Charm: Boeing Starliner Heads to ISS

After two failed previous attempts, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft successfully entered orbit on Thursday night after separating from the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket.  An excited crowd gathered in the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s exhibition hall for the viewing event. Prior to the countdown, guests explored the USSRC’s newest exhibit, “Planet Pioneers,” […]

Huntsville based Aerobotix reaches 40th installation for missile manufacturers with more to come

The Huntsville based robotic solutions and metrology company Aerobotix reached a significant landmark in its service to the missile manufacturing industry. On May 18, the company installed its 40th robotic system for the United States Defense Department.  Over the course of recent months, Aerobotix has delivered robotic systems to support surge production at several missile […]

Army Corps of Engineers’ Huntsville Center small business program takes Army-level small business award

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville was recognized as the top Small Disadvantaged 8(a) Business Program in the Army for 2021. Huntsville Center’s Office of Small Business Programs and other U.S Army Corps of Engineers Small Business Programs were recognized April 27 by the Under Secretary of the and Army, and Army Director of Small Business, as a TOP NOTCH Small Business […]

Huntsville’s NovaTec Solutions awarded $46 billion EWAAC contract

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – NovaTec Solutions, LLC, a joint venture between PeopleTec and Noetic Strategies, was recently awarded a prime contract on the Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract (EWAAC).  The EWAAC is a multiple award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a value of $46 billion over a 2-year base period, with 3-year and 5-year options, […]

Space Command’s relocation moves one step closer after DoD report

The decision to bring the U.S. Space Command, and with it Space Force, is getting closer to reality. The Department of Defense (DoD) released a report confirming an investigation into the decision to relocate the country’s space headquarters from Colorado to Huntsville was proper. This comes despite objections from delegates representing several states who suggested […]

Blue Origin’s overhaul of historic NASA test stand presented challenge

Longtime city residents will recognize the thundering sounds and the shaking of area structures when NASA’s historic 4670 Test Stand at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) is once again ready to play a key role in the country’s space exploration. The 300-foot tall stand, first employed in 1965 to support the Apollo program’s Saturn V […]

New contract benefits Machinist Union members in Decatur

DECATUR – Jamie Littlefield has been in his position as a union Business Representative for roughly five months, and he’s already been a part of a major contract agreement affecting an area branch. While recently representing District 75 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), which includes Local 44 of the United […]

Aerojet Rocketdyne – Lockheed Martin Partnership Advances Hypersonics Technology

The collaboration between two giants of the aerospace industry, along with the government agency DARPA and the Air Force Research Lab, has produced a new, more efficient and cost-effective hypersonic missile platform.  The Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept, an air-launched hypersonic missile system, was successfully flight-tested. During its flight, it reached an altitude over 6https://www.rocket.com/5,000 feet, […]

UAH’s Office of Technology Commercialization Connects Innovators With Investors

Huntsville is known for the advanced technology of its defense sector, with firms developing bleeding edge advancements in fields as varied as computer engineering, hypersonic ballistics, and material science.  Since the advent of the Space Age, Huntsville has invested a great deal of resources into developing the intellectual infrastructure that has made this concentration of […]