Drake State Community & Technical College and Blue Origin are partnering to train Huntsville residents for careers in space manufacturing through ATLAS (Advanced Training & Learning Academy for Space), a registered apprenticeship program that combines technical instruction with hands-on industry experience. The program launched in Alabama in October with an inaugural cohort of 10 machinist […]
Huntsville’s industrial market is tightening, and the demand increasingly comes from manufacturers rather than warehouse users. Most of the new space is rising in Greenbrier, while the established Jetplex Industrial Park absorbs defense and space production. Vacancy fell to just below 10% in 2025, down from 11.98% a year earlier, according to the 2026 Graham […]
With a healthy 2025 behind it, Huntsville’s commercial real estate market continues to be stable with growth on the horizon. According to the 2026 Graham Report, the market saw positive absorption in the industrial and office markets. Graham & Co. has been tracking and publishing data on the commercial real estate market since 2005. While […]
With an aim of connecting area veterans to the nation’s aerospace and defense future, VetsinTech has launched ViT Vets in Space Huntsville. VetsinTech is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to boosting veterans into tech careers. ViT Vets in Space Huntsville is the latest expansion of its national Vets in Space initiative. Sponsored by Blue Origin […]
On Wednesday, May 13, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey spoke to business and community leaders during the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber’s 2026 Alabama Update luncheon at the Von Braun Center. During her speech, Ivey highlighted economic development, education gains, and infrastructure investment across the state. Ivey began her address by stating that her administration’s focus on key […]
Blue Origin recently announced plans to add more than 100 jobs in the Huntsville area to support its growing presence in Alabama’s aerospace economy. The new positions will support the company’s thruster production. Blue Origin has now grown from an initial commitment of approximately 300 jobs to well over 1,600 employees building the future of […]
Built in 1965 to help power the first missions to the moon, Test Stand 4670 at the Marshall Space Flight Center has served well. Now, thanks to Blue Origin leasing the revitalized test stand since 2023 from Marshall, the current space program stands on the shoulders of the past. “It took four years of construction […]
“Catch a wave and you’re sitting on top of the world,” the Beach Boys sang. And, according to Dr. Andy Aldrin, waves are the perfect metaphor for the commercialization of space. Aldrin, son of astronaut Buzz Aldrin, is the executive director of Space Programs, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide. He was the keynote speaker Tuesday at […]
It was a busy night for the Huntsville City Council. The Thursday night meeting saw the city continue its westward expansion and also approve development agreements that would create more than 450 jobs with nearly $200 million in capital investment. The council approved annexing nearly 650 acres into Huntsville on the south side of Interstate […]
Those who have attended NASA rocket launches live at Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral tell of an inspiring experience. It wasn’t Florida, it wasn’t NASA and it wasn’t in-person, but the live showing of the Blue Origin NS-32 launch and landing in West Texas on a big screen at the U.S. Space & Rocket […]
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