NASA is going back to the moon, and Huntsville is right at the heart of making it happen. The Artemis program is a key part of NASA’s Moon to Mars campaign. NASA’s Artemis missions will establish a base camp on the moon and the Gateway outpost in the moon’s orbit. Each mission will provide knowledge […]
Boeing has announced that they will lay off over 150 Huntsville employees, beginning on January 17, 2025. The Huntsville layoffs are part of nationwide Boeing terminations. The aerospace and defense company has announced that it plans to reduce its national workforce by 10% — for a total loss of 17,000 jobs. “Our business is in […]
SpaceFactory, an innovator in space and terrestrial construction technology, is moving its headquarters to Huntsville, Alabama, with a new facility at 209 Bailes St., near the growing Campus 805 area. This relocation positions SpaceFactory at the heart of Huntsville’s advanced industrial landscape, where it will focus on expanding its lunar research and advanced manufacturing operations. […]
The National Space Club (NSC), Huntsville Chapter, awarded Dr. Gary Zank of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) the 2024 Distinguished Science Award at the 36th Annual Dr. Wernher von Braun Memorial Dinner on Oct. 30. Zank, who holds the Aerojet/Rocketdyne Chair in Space Science and directs UAH’s Center for Space Physics and Aeronomic […]
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $1.8 billion contract extension to begin production of two advanced early warning satellites, part of the military’s Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) program. These satellites are designed to detect missile threats, particularly those emerging from the Northern Hemisphere, where potential threats to the U.S. are most […]
United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched its next-generation Vulcan rocket on October 4 in the second of two certification flights required for national security missions. One of two solid-propellant strap-on boosters provided by Northrop Grumman suffered an anomaly of some sort during the climb out of the lower atmosphere, but the Vulcan managed to continue on […]
United Launch Alliance (ULA) achieved a significant milestone on October 4 with the successful launch of its second certification flight (Cert-2) for the next-generation Vulcan rocket. The launch took place at 7:25 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, marking a pivotal step toward full certification for national security missions. […]
On July 26, Northrop Grumman hosted a webinar detailing its 21st Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission, set to launch in early August from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, will deliver over 8,500 pounds of critical research materials and supplies aboard the Cygnus spacecraft. Patrick O’Neill, Public Affairs and […]
A team from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), representing both the College of Engineering and the College of Science, achieved an impressive eighth place in the 2024 University Rover Challenge (URC), held in Moab, Utah. Competing as part of the UAH Space Hardware Club (SHC), the team, known as ASTRA, also secured fifth […]
NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams made history by becoming the first individuals to launch into orbit aboard Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] Starliner. The spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 10:52 am ET, beginning a 25-hour journey to the International Space Station (ISS). This mission marks the start of […]
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