Boeing Finalizes $3.2B Rocket Contract with NASA

On Friday, December 09, NASA finalized its contract with Boeing of Huntsville, Alabama, for approximately $3.2 billion to continue manufacturing core and upper stages for future Space Launch System (SLS) rockets for Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond. Under the SLS Stages Production and Evolution Contract action, Boeing will produce SLS core stages for Artemis III […]

Mission Success! Toyota Field Hosts Artemis Splashdown Party

MADISON, AL – Despite the cool, misty weather, hundreds of local residents flocked to Toyota Field on Sunday morning to witness the livestreamed splashdown of the Orion capsule on the big screen.  Hosted by the Rocket City Trash Pandas and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, the event featured a variety of family friendly activities, […]

Orbital Assembly Announces New Equity Offering to Help Advance Space Station Development

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Orbital Assembly (OA), a leader in the race to make Hybrid-GravityTM space accessible for leisure, commercial and industrial activities has announced a crowdfunding equity offering (Regulation CF). The company continues to seek investment to initiate full scale human factors design in conjunction with NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, to begin construction of […]

Location for Space Command HQ Coming ‘Shortly’

HUNSVILLE, AL – Back in May, Huntsville received positive news from a U.S. Department of Defense Environmental Report for Space Command’s (SPACECOM) relocation from Colorado Springs, Colorado to the Rocket City. The report concluded that Huntsville was a safe and proper city for relocation, and that “the process Air Force officials used to select Huntsville, […]

“Go Team Artemis!” Huntsville Area NASA Partners Celebrate Historic Mission

At 12:47 AM CST on November 16, the nation celebrated the launch of a momentous new chapter in human history as the long-awaited goal of returning humans to the Moon came one giant leap closer to reality.  Numerous Huntsville area NASA partners played a key role in bringing the Artemis program to life. While Boeing, […]

Teledyne Brown Engineering Hardware Travels to Space on Artemis Vehicle

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The Artemis I vehicle was successfully launched on November 16 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.  Teledyne Brown Engineering designed and built the Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA), which is one of the primary structures of the Artemis I vehicle. LVSA is the conical shaped section of the rocket that connects the core […]

NASA’s Webb Catches Fiery Hourglass as New Star Forms

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the once-hidden features of the protostar within the dark cloud L1527, providing insight into the beginnings of a new star. These blazing clouds within the Taurus star-forming region are only visible in infrared light, making it an ideal target for Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam). The protostar itself is […]

Liftoff! NASA’s Artemis I Mega Rocket Launches Orion to Moon

Following a successful launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket in the world, the agency’s Orion spacecraft is on its way to the Moon as part of the Artemis program. Carrying an uncrewed Orion, SLS lifted off for its flight test debut at 1:47 a.m. EST Wednesday from Launch Pad 39B […]

Our Future in Space: New Space Business and Exploration Podcast Presented by Orbital Assembly

HUNTSVILLE, AL – A captivating and informative podcast forum dedicated to successfully building a human space civilization throughout the solar ecosystem has been introduced on popular platforms. Produced and presented by Orbital Assembly, the weekly podcast “Our Future in Space” will feature the best and brightest innovators, visionaries, movers & shakers in the space. The common thread […]

Jacobs Donates $200K to Support Drake State’s Frontiers Research Program and Industry Diversity

HUNTSVILLE, AL – On Wednesday, Jacobs presented the Drake State Foundation with a $200,000 commitment to support the college’s Frontiers Research Program. Notable speakers included Jacobs Critical Mission Solutions President Dr. Steve Arnette, Marshall Space Flight Center Director Jody Singer, Huntsville City Council President John Meredith, and Jacobs Space Exploration Group Team Lead Ayana Reese. […]