When Divya Thakur relocated from San Francisco to Huntsville in 2020, he didn’t yet know what would come next—but he knew he wanted to build something meaningful. A veteran of the robotics industry and former Director of Product Engineering at Cruise, Thakur brought with him an impressive résumé and an entrepreneurial spirit. What he hadn’t […]
Two of NASA’s most outspoken veterans, Homer Hickam and Dr. Charles Camarda, took the stage together for the first time at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center on Monday, March 31st. Their joint appearance came on the heels of viral moments during Fox News’ live coverage of the SpaceX Dragon capsule splashdown, where their candid […]
On March 17, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center honored the children of Dr. Wernher von Braun—Iris, Margrit, and Peter—with its inaugural Founders Award. The ceremony, held in the Davidson Center’s Saturn V Hall, recognized the von Braun family’s significant contributions to the Center and Space Camp programs. But beyond the ceremony, this award underscores […]
The Right Stuff is a book from 1979 that was later made into a blockbuster 1983 movie of the same name. Nearly a half-century later, Radiance Technologies CEO William C. Bailey Jr. turned the phrase again during a ribbon-cutting ceremony that drew luminaries from near and far Monday at the engineering contractor’s campus in Cummings […]
KBR, a global government contractor that provides technology and engineering solutions, won a $229 million recompete contract to develop improvements to the U.S. Army’s CH-47 Chinook fleet. The work will occur over five years in Huntsville, Alabama, as part of a multiple-award contract (MAC) with the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center (DoDIAC). Specifically, this […]
Invariant Corporation has announced the promotion of Danny Levis to President, effective March 7th, 2025. With nearly 20 years of experience in electrical engineering and a strong background in radio frequency systems, Danny has made significant contributions to Invariant’s growth. After joining the company, he quickly rose to Director of Technical Operations, leading initiatives that […]
Taking on the role of underdog but carrying a nickname that sounds more like a group of menacing Caribbean Sea marauders, a group of nine middle and high school students found treasure in their first year as a robotics team. Dread Pirate Robotics has a 19-1 record and capped their first season with a victory […]
As Huntsville braces for sweeping federal workforce cuts under a new executive order from President Trump, another development is raising alarms across the city’s aerospace sector. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an oversight agency led by Elon Musk, is set to audit NASA’s financials and contractor payments, sparking concerns over a glaring conflict of […]
As a native, it’s always fun to brag to people that the relatively unsung hero city of the space program was Huntsville. Yes, the rockets that brought man to the moon launched in Florida, but a lot of the science, math, technology, and stolen Nazi scientists were from right here in Alabama! NASA has had […]
On Friday, February 7th, Science and Engineering Services LLC (SES) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new 111,000-square-foot hangar and facility at the Huntsville International Airport (Port of Huntsville.) SES is headquartered in Huntsville and specializes in modifying and integrating manned and unmanned aviation platforms, providing support to ground systems, and providing aviation training. The […]
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