United Launch Alliance Alabama factory turns rocket science into rockets (update)
DECATUR, Alabama – Inside the United Launch Alliance Alabama factory, rocket science powers to life as workers assemble the giant Atlas and Delta launch vehicles that thrust critical satellites aloft and blast probes into deep space. The sprawling, one-of-a-kind plant tucked away on an industrial road in this Morgan County city plays an important role…
Alabama firm building test stands for largest NASA rocket
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – NASA’s next-generation rocket will one day make an epic journey to Mars, but first it will have to pass trials at giant test stands now under construction in Alabama. Birmingham-based Brasfield & Gorrie has been awarded a $45.3 million contract to build two test stands that will ensure the Space Launch System (SLS)…
Alabama researchers probe futuristic propulsion system
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — At Redstone Arsenal, the cradle of the nation’s rocket program, the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Boeing Co., NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and the Arsenal are working together to probe a futuristic propulsion system that could send explorers to Mars and beyond at the university’s Charger-1 Pulsed Power Generator. Boeing, which…
NASA Marshall engineers complete tests on 3-D printer for space station
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center last month completed tests on a 3-D printer that showed the innovative device is ready to be launched to the International Space Station later this year. NASA says 3-D printing, also called additive manufacturing, carried out in space could revolutionize space travel, allowing astronauts to make…
Mobile hosts NASA, aerospace companies for business development event
MOBILE, Alabama — Representatives of NASA agencies and big-name aerospace companies will be in Alabama’s Port City in early September for a business networking and trade show event that could result in new partnerships or contracts for small- and mid-sized firms. The business-to-business forum, hosted by the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, is set for…
