UAH researcher wins NASA FINESST award

HUNTSVILLE, AL – A doctoral student at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has been awarded a NASA Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) fellowship to study space weather to improve predictive methods for coronal mass ejections (CME) from the Sun. Improving the methods for forecasting the arrival time […]

Asteroid Autumn at Marshall Space Flight Center: OSIRIS-REx returns as Psyche prepares to launch

As autumn leaves begin to fall in Huntsville, the engineers and scientists at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) on Redstone Arsenal are gearing up for an eventful season dubbed “Asteroid Autumn.” The excitement is palpable as MSFC crews dive into a series of asteroid-focused missions that promise to deliver groundbreaking discoveries and insights into the […]

KBR cuts ribbon on office space at Redstone Gateway

KBR, a company supporting NASA, military, CIA, NSA, FBI, and DIA operations hosted a ribbon cutting for its new office space at 6200 Redstone Gateway on September 20. The new office space is comprised of 150,000 square feet with laboratory space, a conference facility, and classified capabilities. Approximately 1,000 employees are to work in the […]

NASA’s Mars Exploration takes center stage in Huntsville

In an exciting development for space enthusiasts, a new exhibit featuring one-of-a-kind models of the Mars rover Perseverance, the Ingenuity Helicopter, and the Mars Ascent Vehicle have officially touched down at Huntsville’s U.S. Space and Rocket Center (USSRC). The exhibit is titled “Roving with Perseverance” and it marks a thrilling opportunity for the public to […]

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 […]

Lockheed Martin wins contract to develop nuclear powered spacecraft

Following the first phase of the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program, Lockheed Martin was notified by DARPA that the company won the contract to develop and demonstrate a nuclear-powered spacecraft. The project will represent a rapid advancement in propulsion technology to benefit exploration and national defense. DARPA partnered with NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate […]

NASA and IBM announce first of its kind open-source AI to combat climate change

In the midst of a week filled with groundbreakings, partnership announcements, and the SMD Symposium, NASA and IBM stepped up to give an important update on their current project. Back in February, the two companies started work on an AI foundation model for NASA’s earth science satellite data that would allow for NASA’s Earth-observing satellite […]

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 […]

Ongoing renewal of Space and Rocket Center campus continues with Rocket Park

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Thursday for what can be described as “The Hall of Fame of Rocketry.” State and local officials were in attendance to celebrate the planned expansion and reconfiguration of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center’s (USSRC) Rocket Park, which has stood since 1996. “We are pleased to officially begin the […]

Boeing wins top NASA award for Southern University partnership

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Southern University and A&M College won NASA’s 2022 Mentor-Protégé Agreement of the Year for their combined work on NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The award was presented at the NASA Small Business Industry Awards. “This achievement is Boeing’s first mentor-protégé partnership with a Historically Black College or University so the award is […]