From Alabama to space: ULA’s Vulcan rocket blasts off on inaugural mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — United Launch Alliance’s next-generation Vulcan rocket lifted off for the first time early this morning on a mission...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — United Launch Alliance’s next-generation Vulcan rocket lifted off for the first time early this morning on a mission...
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Discovery Life Sciences today officially opened a new global headquarters on the campus of the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology,
Universities across Alabama are hubs of research and collaboration focused on the aerospace and aviation industries, and the innovations launched on campus...
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Polaris Inc. today announced a milestone for its Alabama manufacturing facility — the first fully electric RANGER XP Kinetic off-road vehicles are headed out of the Huntsville factory to dealerships for customer pickup. Production of the electric vehicles began earlier this...
A promising Birmingham startup that aims to help cancer patients and their families along the difficult treatment journey is recalibrating its growth plans after receiving financial support from the Alabama Innovation Fund. Fighting Cancer Network Inc., which is developing a “cancer companion” app to...
Growth projects valued at almost $200 million are now under way in Alabama’s bioscience sector, setting the stage for robust new research funding and the recruitment of additional scientists to conduct cutting-edge projects. The growth spurt will build on new investments announced in 2021...
NASA’s Space Launch System — the space agency’s most powerful rocket ever — blasted off on its inaugural mission early this morning, thanks to major contributions from scientists, engineers, technicians and other workers in Alabama. Following the successful launch, NASA’s Orion spacecraft is on...
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Five innovative start-up companies make up the inaugural class in the HudsonAlpha AgTech Investment Accelerator, a new initiative from the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and the global venture and accelerator firm gener8tor. The 12-week accelerator invests $100,000 in five startups at...
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — Li-Cycle, a leading North American recycler of lithium-ion batteries, has launched commercial operations at an advanced recycling facility in Tuscaloosa that will support the company’s growing electric-vehicle battery supply customer base across the Southeast. Li-Cycle’s Alabama Spoke, as the facility is...
DOTHAN, Alabama — The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology announced a public-private partnership today with the City of Dothan to create the HudsonAlpha Wiregrass Institute to advance education, agricultural research and economic development through entrepreneurship. Dothan Mayor Mark Saliba said the partnership has the potential to...
Researchers in Alabama are leading efforts to expand and sharpen the capabilities of the global aerospace and aviation industries. Their focus varies widely, from deep space exploration to military helicopter operations, with the projects happening in laboratories across the state. “Some of the most...
Spaceplane landings. New generation launch systems. A “digital first” factory to advance hypersonic technologies. Rocket engines roaring to life. Research accelerating 3-D printed parts in commercial aircraft. In case you missed a headline or two, these dynamic developments are taking shape right now in...
AUBURN, Alabama — Governor Kay Ivey joined company leaders, local officials and others at a grand opening ceremony today for AUBix, a $120 million data center in Auburn that will give businesses and public entities across Alabama a technological edge and enhanced access to...