In 2027, NASA plans to send four astronauts aboard its Orion spacecraft on a 14-day mission in low Earth orbit to test systems needed to return humans to the Moon. The Artemis III mission will lay the groundwork for Artemis IV, which targets a lunar landing in early 2028, the first since Apollo 17 in […]
We all know the saying “this isn’t rocket science.” And, in the case of NASA and its workforce, it isn’t all rocket science. Not to discount the hundreds of engineers, scientists and contractors needed to put a rocket into space, “you can’t build rockets without the technicians,” said Lyndsay Ferguson, vice president, Talent Initiatives, Huntsville/Madison […]
Sometimes it’s the smallest and simplest things that can be the most problematic. That goes from everyday life on Earth to everyday life in space. Monday, the audience at the 26th Von Braun Space Exploration Symposium learned about a tiny problem during the Artemis II mission that proved to be a big inconvenience. “One of […]
Just a couple weeks ago, Stephen Cash was living life as a retiree from the Marshall Space Flight Center. Then, last Monday, it all changed when he was named director of the NASA center. “Some of y’all may be as surprised as I am to be here,” he said Tuesday at the opening of the […]
B&A, a mission-critical technology and solutions provider to the federal government, marking its continued investment in the area with a grand opening of its Huntsville office. The 45,000-square-foot facility significantly expands B&A’s presence and investment in North Alabama, providing the infrastructure, technical expertise, and integration capacity to rapidly design, prototype, test, and deliver mission-ready solutions. […]
“Location. Location. Location.” is the most famous rule in real estate. It also applies to navigation. And, in these ever-changing times, some vital navigation technology is not keeping pace with growing demand. So, to meet that demand, Advanced Navigation America, the U.S. arm of global robotics company Advanced Navigation, is expanding manufacturing in Huntsville to […]
In what could be called a “Space Command kumbaya,” elected and business leaders of Colorado Springs and Huntsville came together Monday to celebrate a new period of cooperation ending years of rancor and even litigation. Highlighting a slate of meetings and discussions at the Davidson Technologies headquarters in Redstone Gateway was Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander […]
What’s Huntsville’s “secret sauce?” According to Mayor Tommy Battle, it’s building relationships across all levels of government and industry. And that is what helped the Rocket City earn recognition as a Secret Sauce Community, according to Heartland Forward. The Bentonville, Ark.-based think-and-do tank honored three cities — Huntsville; Grand Rapids, Mich.; and Oklahoma City — […]
After an out of this world reception from a sellout crowd Monday night at Toyota Field, the Artemis II crew landed Tuesday at the Marshall Space Flight Center. Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen spoke to and answered questions from MSFC employees who did the work to […]
Huntsville sits at the crossroads of space, defense and technology. And nowhere was that more apparent than at Monday’s “groundbreaking” ceremony for integrated aerospace and defense company Redwire. Actually, it was more of a “dirt throwing” as the shell of the new facility loomed in the background of the ceremony. In fact, for Mayor Tommy […]
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