In just a couple of days, the Orion spacecraft will splash down off the coast of San Diego and 3,000 miles away in the Rocket City, there will be a party. The City of Huntsville and Downtown Huntsville Inc. are hosting an Artemis II Splashdown Watch Party on Friday and everyone is invited. “This mission […]
“We have all sorts of camps … why don’t we have a science camp?” And with those words more than 45 years ago, and the blessing of Dr. Wernher von Braun, Ed Buckbee put the wheels in motion for Space Camp. Buckbee, the founding executive director of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center and creator […]
“Hey, let’s go to the moon!” Astronaut Reid Wiseman’s comment reflects the excitement of all of NASA as the space agency and nation prepare for the historic Artemis II launch. “I think the nation and the world has been waiting a long time to do this again,” Wiseman said last Friday after he and his […]
T-minus 1 day and counting. It’s one small bite for … nah, there won’t be any small bites Tuesday when Krispy Kreme launches its Artemis II Doughnuts. One day ahead of the planned historic launch of Artemis II – the first crewed test flight on NASA’s journey toward a long‑term lunar presence – Krispy Kreme […]
Like thousands of other Huntsvillians last weekend, Rae Ann Meyer, acting director of the Marshall Space Flight Center, was on the edge of her seat as Artemis II rolled out from the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center. But she wasn’t at the Florida site; nor at her office at the Marshall Center. […]
The Secret Artemis II Downtown Art Trail officially returned to downtown Huntsville this week, relaunching a space-themed scavenger hunt designed to celebrate the city’s decades-long role in America’s space program while encouraging residents and visitors to explore the urban core. First introduced in 2022 to commemorate NASA’s inaugural Artemis launch, the interactive trail once again […]
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) held its 40th Small Business Alliance Meeting last week on September 25 at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. This half-day event, which typically occurs twice a year, gave small businesses access to NASA leaders, as well as industry contacts from various companies and partners that interface with the […]
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) recently reached a significant milestone for the Artemis II mission by completing and successfully delivering the OSA (Orion stage adapter) to Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, August 19. Entirely built and assembled at MSFC, the OSA connects the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket’s interim cryogenic propulsion stage to […]
Two of NASA’s most outspoken veterans, Homer Hickam and Dr. Charles Camarda, took the stage together for the first time at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center on Monday, March 31st. Their joint appearance came on the heels of viral moments during Fox News’ live coverage of the SpaceX Dragon capsule splashdown, where their candid […]
On February 5, 2024, Joseph Pelfrey stepped into his role as director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. Up until then, he had been acting director since July of 2023. Pelfrey has been with NASA for two decades, holding several positions from aerospace engineer to deputy center director. He recently held a press conference to […]
Advertise
Submit Your News
Distribution
EVENT Publishing
Huntsville Business Journal
600 Boulevard South #104
Huntsville, AL 35802
(256) 533-8078
Publisher:
todd@huntsvillebusinessjournal.com
Send Us Your News:
editor@huntsvillebusinessjournal.com
