Boeing Awarded Aviation Week’s 2021 Program Excellence Award

When it comes to continuous space habitation in orbit, it’s good to have the support of an exceptional partner. That’s the kind of relationship Boeing has with NASA.  Recently, Boeing had the honor of receiving the Aviation Week’s 2021 Program Excellence Award for Prime Sustainment Work for its role in supporting the International Space Station […]

Science and Technology Come Alive This Weekend at 2nd Annual STEAMfest 2021

Huntsville’s contributions to space, missile defense, cybersecurity, and engineering make it one the world’s most important centers for science and technology. All of it will be on display at the 2nd Annual Huntsville Science Festival’s STEAMfest 2021 this Saturday, October 30 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Admission is free. This year, STEAMfest 2021 is […]

Part II of III: Counting Down to Takeoff, Meet Artemis SLS

This is the second of a three-part series on the inauguration of the Artemis Lunar and Deep Space Missions using the SLS Rocket, developed and tested here in Huntsville, and set to launch tentatively, by the end of the year from Kennedy Space Flight Center. Home to the propulsion systems associated with the rockets we […]

A Microgravity Vote for Huntsville is a Macro Boost for Local Economy

The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce is taking some homemade technology on the road and could use a little help from its friends. The Chamber has partnered with three Huntsville companies – Sierra Space, Rhodium Scientific and SustainSpace – to compete against more than 300 other entries at the international 2022 South by Southwest Conference […]

MSFC Director Singer: Delivering Our Mission is Biggest Challenge

Marshall Space Flight Director Jody Singer said Tuesday the the biggest challenge she has faced from Washington couldn’t be answered with one item. “I would have been I would say … delivering on our mission. Delivering on our mission is a critical challenge,” Singer said during her update at the Space & Missile Defense Symposium […]

SMD Symposium Focused on Defense in New Era

The annual Space & Missile Defense Symposium begins today at the Von Braun Center with dozens of exhibitors, a list of distinguished speakers and a focus on the future. About a dozen top military officials are scheduled to speak in person or virtually. This year’s symposium theme is “Space and Integrated Air and Missile Defense […]

Drake State Awarded $1.2M from NASA for STEM Workforce Development, Outreach

Drake State Community & Technical College is one of six colleges and universities to win NASA’s Inclusion Across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) award. The awards are made possible through NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) and provide up to $1.2 million for a […]

Nanoracks Names Former NASA Executive as Senior VP; Company to Open Huntsville Office

Nanoracks has appointed Marshall Smith as senior vice president of Commercial Space Stations. The company also announced it is opening an office in Huntsville’s Lincoln Mill, which Smith will head. Smith is a former deputy associate administrator for NASA’s Systems Engineering and Integration, Human Exploration and Operations. Along with leading the Huntsville office, Smith will coordinate […]

Madison County Legislators Secure Funding for Drake State Space Research Program

The Frontiers Research Program at Drake State Community & Technical College recently received $315,000 in state funding thanks to the efforts and support of the Madison County Legislative Delegation. The money will be used toward the purchase of equipment and technology that will  help the college continue its research in additive manufacturing for NASA’s Moon […]

HASBAT Hosting Small Business Showcase at Annual SMD Symposium

Attention, small business government contractors! Companies that provide and develop unique services and products to support the aerospace and defense systems are urged to take part in the inaugural Space & Missile Defense Small Business Showcase. The showcase is hosted by the Huntsville Association of Small Businesses in Advanced Technology from Aug. 10-12 at the […]