Drake State Frontiers Program Progresses in 3D Printing for Eventual Lunar Living

The Drake State Community & Technical College Frontiers Research Program recently used a robotic arm to complete the first half of the tallest 3D-printed structure in the State of Alabama. This visual and technologically advanced project took place on March 23 at the Drake State Community & Technical College campus. In November, Drake State advanced […]

Sierra Space Expands Presence in Huntsville with LIFE Test

Sierra Space, a leading, pureplay commercial space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space, announced yesterday that it continues to make critical strides in the development of its softgoods inflatable technology — LIFE™ habitat (Large Integrated Flexible Environment) – solidifying its lead in the industry. The company’s LIFE testing campaign, a […]

NeXolve donates materials to support University of Alabama Student designed space experiment

HUNTSVILLE, AL – NeXolve has invested in the future of space exploration by donating deployable booms to the University of Alabama on Wednesday. The unique, light weight material will be used for the CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSL), a NASA-partnered student designed satellite experiment. The UA Student Team reached out to NeXolve in October 2022 asking […]

Dynetics completes critical hardware demonstrations for sustainable human landing system

Dynetics, a branch of the Leidos enterprise, has successfully completed more than a dozen hardware tasks on its sustainable human landing system (HLS) program over the past 17 months. Those tasks, which include design, build and test of critical technologies, lay the groundwork for development of the complete lander system. “Our team has continued to […]

NASA awards $217M contract to Huntsville’s PCI Productions

PCI Productions, LLC, a media production company owned by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, has been selected by NASA to manage a critically important contract, valued at up  to $217 million, in communication services for all its’ agency centers. The contract will exponentially expand the creation and dissemination of practical and appropriate NASA information […]

Family Honors Aerospace Engineering Pioneer with Ronald Lee Lancaster Memorial Scholarship

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Indiana native Ronald “Ron” Lee Lancaster, who passed away on May 15, 2022, held many titles: husband, father, friend, mentor, missionary, and  engineer. “He was so many things to so many people,” son Jeff Lancaster remembers, adding that his father was always giving of his time. “If the opportunity presented itself, he would […]

IBM Announces Partnership with Marshall Space Flight Center to Impact Climate Change

Rocket City has always been at the forefront of the world’s efforts of leaving the earth for outer space, and soon it will soon be at the forefront of saving the earth from impacts of climate change as well.  On Wednesday, IBM Research and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center announced they are starting development on […]

Local Small Business Wins $67M Kennedy Space Center Contract

HUNTSVILLE, AL – APT Research, Inc. (APT) has been selected to continue as the provider of safety and mission assurance support services at NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. The Safety and Mission Assurance Support Services IV contract, with an estimated five-year value of $67 million, supports NASA programs including Exploration Ground Systems, Launch […]

Redstone Arsenal Update Highlights Key Developments that Power Huntsville’s Growth

Over 300 community leaders gathered in the Von Braun Center’s East Hall on Thursday, December 8th for the annual Redstone Arsenal update.  The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce hosts this event every year to help the community get “a glimpse behind the curtain” of the economic engine that powers roughly half of the Huntsville metro […]

Leidos Dynetics Team and Northrop Grumman to Collaborate on NASA Human Landing System Bid

Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, announced it has submitted a bid on the Human Landing System (HLS) Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) contract for NASA’s Artemis Mission. Northrop Grumman will join the Dynetics team in this pursuit.  “We’re excited to enter the competition to support NASA’s Sustaining Lunar Development efforts, adding Northrop Grumman to […]