Huntsville’s Aerobotix and Automated Solutions Australia announce partnership

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HUNTSVILLE, AL – Aerobotix and Automated Solutions Australia (ASA) today officially announced a robotic automation international partnership between the two companies for the development, testing and manufacturing of hypersonic missiles. The partnership follows the 2021 signing of the AUKUS security pact between the U.S., U.K. and Australian Governments, which includes provisions for the allies to work together on hypersonic […]

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Lockheed Martin Breaks Ground on New Missile System Integration Lab

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On Monday, Lockheed Martin officially broke ground on its Missile System Integration Lab (MSIL) at its Huntsville campus. This building, slated to open in Q3 of 2023, will support development, testing, and integration for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program.  The $16.5 million facility, designed by Goodwyn Mills Cawood and to be built by Doster […]

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Artemis Update: Despite minor test errors, wet dress rehearsal fires off smoothly

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After a very long day of work, the Artemis team has earned a well-deserved chance to appreciate a job well done following the completion of its fourth wet dress rehearsal. NASA administrators announced during the post-wet dress teleconference that although the latest exercise wasn’t without a few hiccups, all of the critical targets had been […]

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Businesses Taking Steps to Smooth Transition Back to Physical Workspaces

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As the pandemic wanes and most people are comfortably venturing out in public again, businesses are increasingly calling for employees to return to the office. While essential workers and those who solely relied on in-person interactions commuted to their jobs throughout the pandemic, many knowledge-based positions, particularly in the tech sector, shifted to strictly virtual […]

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Boeing Discusses Its Economic Impact, Celebrates 60 Years in Alabama

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Boeing, Alabama’s largest aerospace company, commemorated its 60th year of operation in Huntsville with a presentation held on Tuesday, June 7 at the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce.  Chamber president and CEO Chip Cherry kicked off the event, noting that Boeing secured its first business license in Huntsville in 1962 and describing the company as […]

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Teledyne’s MUSES Celebrates 5th Anniversary in Space

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Huntsville, AL – Yesterday marks the 5th anniversary of Teledyne Brown Engineering’s (TBE) International Space Station (ISS)-based Multi-User System for Earth Sensing (MUSES). MUSES is a precision-pointing platform for earth-viewing instruments, such as high-resolution digital cameras and hyperspectral imagers. MUSES can accommodate four payloads simultaneously and the ISS can robotically change, upgrade, and service those instruments. Teledyne Brown is responsible for […]

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NASA Officials Provide Update on Artemis I

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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 […]

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

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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,” […]

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

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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