Aerospace

SLS rocket, Webb telescope among Time’s Inventions of the Year

Both NASA's Space Launch System and its Webb telescope are among Time's Inventions of the Year

Studying cancer, Southern Research sends bacteria to space

Birmingham-based Southern Research has provided 11 bacterial strains – part of a study of an approach to fighting cancer – that are on board...

South students build satellite to study Earth’s plasma layer

University of South Alabama students built JagSat-1, which currently orbits the Earth measuring free electron density.

Beyond Gravity wins ULA contract

Beyond Gravity will manufacture 38 payload fairings for the Vulcan rockets that United Launch Alliance will use to deliver Amazon’s Project Kuiper to space.

Alabama companies contributed to Webb telescope success

A look at Alabama companies involved in the James Webb Space Telescope project

Flight school teaches Auburn students to soar

Auburn's program is creating pilots of the future

Huntsville prepares to welcome Dream Chaser

Huntsville International Airport has won FAA approval to land commercial spacecraft, specifically Sierra Space's Dream Chaser.

Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully tests next-gen rocket motor

Huntsville-based Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully tested a next-generation large solid rocket motor

Alabama’s Aerospace and Aviation Companies 2022

A listing of aerospace and aviation firms and related manufacturers in Alabama, which includes many that worked on NASA's Space Launch System.

Bridgestone tires to traverse the lunar surface

Bridgestone Corp. has joined Teledyne Brown Engineering’s team designing and building the crewed lunar terrain vehicle for NASA.

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