Space and Rocket Center to host exciting Mars roadshow, includes free planetarium event

The Mars 2020 mission is landing at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC) with opening of the “Roving with Perseverance” roadshow this weekend. The Rocket Center is the only location in the Southeast to host the roadshow, which includes full-size “twin” models of NASA’s Perseverance rover and the history-making Ingenuity Mars Helicopter. The Rocket Center […]

Huntsville Music Month kicks off this weekend, features events and food trucks

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Live music fans are invited to bring their lawn chairs and dancing shoes to downtown Huntsville this weekend for three nights of free shows in Big Spring Park East. The Launchpad concert series, which runs Friday through Sunday, will spotlight Huntsville-based artists the first two nights, while the opening night of Jazz […]

Huntsville to host regional PR conference in September

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF) will host its annual conference at the Embassy Suites Huntsville in Rocket City Sept. 10-12, 2023. PR Lift Off, the theme for this year’s conference, will be a deep dive into strategic communications featuring keynotes, break-out sessions with interactive workshops and networking opportunities to bolster the […]

Momentum announce second ever Huntsville Executive Leadership class

Momentum, Alabama’s premier leadership organization dedicated to advancing women leaders in the state of Alabama, today announced the roster for its 2nd executive leadership class in Huntsville. Momentum, in its 21st year of operations in Birmingham, launched its first Huntsville based cohort last year. “I have lived in Huntsville for 30 years and can attest to the […]

Home field advantage at Toyota Field proves strong as Mayor Finley excites at second annual Celebrate Madison

Madison, Alabama continues to make headlines for its remarkable growth and vision that nurtures a thriving business ecosystem with a flourishing community. On Thursday, the city held the 2nd annual Celebrate Madison event at Toyota Field. The event, presented by Meta and organized by the Madison Chamber of Commerce, exemplified these values by showcasing the […]

Huntsville Music Month kicks off with a line-up of events

Huntsville’s Culinary Month is in full swing, and for those enjoying the month-long festivities, the City of Huntsville just rolled out the next big events on the horizon. On August 17, the Huntsville Music Office announced the agenda for 2023’s Huntsville Music Month (HMM), which will begin on September 1st at Tangled String Studios, followed […]

Cyber industry experts, Mayor Battle to address ASCTE students ahead of National Cyber Summit

Mayor Tommy Battle joined with industry experts in the field of cybersecurity to address media and students at the Alabama School for Cyber Technology and Engineering (ASCTE) on Wednesday, August 16.  ASCTE, founded in 2018, is the nation’s first public, residential high school that integrates cyber technology and engineering across all disciplines in its curriculum.  […]

2023 SMD Symposium highlights advances, products, services in missile defense

The 2023 Space and Missile Defense Symposium has come to a close, and so with it one of the busiest weeks for Huntsville this year. The event, held August 8-10 at the Von Braun Center, featured 20 Tech Track discussions and over 260 exhibitors showcasing products and services ranging from weapon systems and precision machining […]

Huntsville business cuts ribbon on new Interceptor Engineering Center

Helping kick off a busy week here in Madison County, Raytheon hosted a ribbon cutting for its new Interceptor Engineering Center in its facility at 401 Jan Davis.  The new Interceptor Engineering Center is an expansion of the facility in Tucson, Arizona. The Interceptor Program is a missile defense program focusing on detecting and destroying […]

Huntsville’s Avilution successfully demonstrates new experimental technologies at EDGE

Avilution LLC, a Huntsville-based avionics software startup company, soared to new heights with its successful demonstration of new experimental technologies at this year’s U.S. Army Experimental Demonstration Gateway Exercise (EDGE 23), held at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground. Avilution participated in the exercise from May 15 through May 18, 2023. Because of the critical need to […]