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 […]
“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 […]
Applied Aerospace & Defense is opening a radio frequency (RF) test range and offering related services at its Huntsville facility. According to a news release, precision RF testing for antennas and electronics used in satellite communications, airborne intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance sensors, and ground-based command and control systems, is critical to ensure operational performance and […]
Huntsville reaffirmed its role as a national center of defense technology on November 6, when KBR opened its doors for a rare demonstration of its FIREFLY high-energy laser system. Media and industry observers watched as a bright beam tracked and disabled a test target—offering a glimpse into how directed-energy weapons may soon counter the small […]
The Ditto Landing Events Center project is moving forward, and the Huntsville City Council continues to provide aid to the project in the southernmost area of the city. At its most recent bi-monthly regular meeting, the council voted to give over $1 million to Grayson Carter & Son to complete the third phase of the […]
On October 1, 2025, the United States entered a partial government shutdown after Congress failed to pass appropriations legislation for the 2026 fiscal year. The shutdown resulted from partisan disagreements over federal spending levels, foreign aid rescissions, and health insurance subsidies. The shutdown led to the furlough of approximately 750,000 federal employees. Essential services such […]
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 […]
On Wednesday, June 25, the Catalyst Center for Business & Entrepreneurship hosted the city’s latest NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) event. The agenda for the event included a welcome from Catalyst’s COO, Sandy Edwards; CEO Lisa Mays; and Don Carver, President of Cepeda Systems. For the main portion of the event, staff members from […]
As Huntsville braces for sweeping federal workforce cuts under a new executive order from President Trump, another development is raising alarms across the city’s aerospace sector. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an oversight agency led by Elon Musk, is set to audit NASA’s financials and contractor payments, sparking concerns over a glaring conflict of […]
Maria von Braun (June 10, 1928 – January 20, 2025) On January 20, 2025, Maria von Braun passed away at her home in Alexandria, Virginia, where she had resided and received family and friends for 55 years. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and wonderful caregivers who looked after her for the last […]
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