Tag: NASA
Boeing-built SLS rocket engine test fires successfully
The Boeing-built cryogenic core stage for NASA’s Artemis missions to the moon and beyond successfully completed its eight-minute test burn Thursday at Stennis Space...
Alabama grad among astronauts headed for Space Station
NASA astronaut Bob Hines, who earned his master’s in aerospace engineering from the University of Alabama, will be making his first trip into space...
New testing on SLS Rocket Engine
Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA are gearing up for a new phase of hot-fire testing on the RS-25 engine, which will power the core stage...
Alabama Rocket Roundup
Alabama has been in the thick of the nation’s space program for decades. Here’s a look at some of the most prominent players and programs in progress now.
Marshall Space Flight Leads NASA in Small Business Mentorships
The Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville is the U.S. space program's leader in growing startups by teaming them with space industry giants.
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Future Rocket Innovators
NASA has named the winners of the 2020 Student Launch competition, in which 54 teams competed in building, testing, flying and perfecting rockets.
“This year’s...
Dynetics Selected To Compete for NASA’s Human Landing System
Dynetics is one of three prime contractors selected under NASA’s Artemis program to design a Human Landing System (HLS) and compete to build a...
Space Launch System Core in Place for Testing
Gearing up for NASA’s return to the moon and the deep space exploration beyond, Boeing has transported the core stage of the new Space...
UAH Studies Nuclear Ride to Mars
Rocket scientists at the University of Alabama in Huntsville are figuring out how the use of nuclear power would affect the components of a...
U.S. Space Transport Stalled; Russian Backup Winds Down
NASA's internal watchdogs barked loudly last week at the space agency's failure to smoothly take over from Russia the transport of astronauts to the...