Topic: Huntsville
NASA hopes to lay the groundwork over the next six months for developing an affordable heavy-lift launch vehicle with $7.5 million in study contracts it plans to spread across 13 U.S. companies. The study contracts, announced Monday (Nov. 8) are NASA's initial ...
The US Space and Rocket Center (USSRC) is a staple landmark in Huntsville, AL. Huntsville is home to Marshall Space Flight Center and Redstone Arsenal. In fact, Huntsville is referred to as the Rocket City and for good reason. Dr. Werner von ...
Here's some things I learned in Huntsville this week: "Becoming Alabama" is a statewide partnership for the planning and promotion of commemorative activities to observe the anniversaries of three major periods in Alabama history: the bicentennial of the Creek War and War ...
Hunstville, Alabama has been an aerospace hub since the early 1950s when the plan for NASA was conceived under the adminstration of The State of Alabama has reported in its economic outlook reports ending December 2008, that the Greater Huntsville Area contains ...
Boeing gets $1.24 billion extension to space station contract with NASABoeing Co. said Tuesday that NASA has given the company a $1.24 billion, 5-year extension to a contract covering engineering work on the International Space Station.Boeing said it will provide engineering for ...
You can entertain them with one of my Top 10 pick of the best local tourist attractions in and near Huntsville. On their last visit to Huntsville, my grandchildren--in photo at left--had fun trying out a space capsule for size at the ...
Obama's plan to end NASA's moon trip sounds like the wrong stuff to cities with space jobs President Barack Obama's decision to scrap NASA's back-to-the-moon program in favor of private spacecraft created an outrage in places like Huntsville, where jobs depend on ...
HUNTSVILLE, AL (FEBRUARY 1, 2010) - Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle today sent the following letter to President Barack Obama concerning the proposed federal budget and its impact on funding for the Constellation program: As mayor of Huntsville, Alabama, I feel that this ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA is finding it is not just mechanical glitches that make the International Space Station a tough place to operate.Engineers trouble-shooting a problem with the station's $250 million water recycling system, which processes urine into clean water ...
Many visitors don't realize that Alabama is home to an entirely different state within a state. To observe the natural beauty of this region, visitors should linger at the Huntsville Botanical Gardens. Season in and season out, there are always events happening ...