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Blue Origin opens rocket engine factory in Huntsville

Blue Origin has opened its sprawling factory in Huntsville, Alabama’s “Rocket City.” The massive new factory will allow the spaceflight company to accelerate the production of its heavy-lift BE-4 rocket engine. The move creates hundreds of jobs. The BE-4, which is under development, will power both Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket and the United Launch … Continued
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February 21, 2020

Brooks supports Air Force’s National Security Space Launch Program

Twenty-eight bipartisan members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, sent a letter to United States Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson on Friday, April 12 declaring their support for the Air Force’s National Security Space Launch Program’s Phase 2 acquisition strategy. The signers requested the Air Force refrain from weakening … Continued
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April 30, 2019

Orion Test Flight is Success

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, December 5 at 7:05 AM NASA launched the Orion spacecraft into orbit for the first time. The short flight into space for the long delayed space shuttle replacement was successful and will allow NASA engineers and scientists to learn more about the Orion capsule before it is … Continued
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December 7, 2014