Teledyne Brown receives $85 million NASA contract
Teledyne Brown Engineering recently received an $85 million contract from NASA to help the space agency return to the moon.
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Shelby unveils twelve fiscal year funding measures
Various Alabama priorities were included in the funding measures.
Aderholt: Spending package included a $1.1 billion budget increase for NASA
Tuesday, Congressman Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, said that NASA and the Space Launch System (SLS) were fully funded in the appropriations package that Congress passed before the Christmas recess. This package included a $1.1 billion budget increase for NASA. NASA, and its contractors, is a major employer in North Alabama. “I, along with members of the … Continued
Shelby announces Senate passage of national security appropriations package with Alabama priorities
Thursday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, voted to approve the second of two comprehensive appropriations packages together containing all 12 appropriations measures. The bipartisan package, HR1158, was passed in the Senate by a vote of 81 to 11 and completes funding for the Fiscal Year 2020 (FY2020) process. Shelby said that this measure contains funding … Continued
Dynetics opens rocket-testing facility in Decatur
Dynetics has opened a rocket-testing facility in North Alabama that it says will help advance major programs such as NASA’s Space Launch System, the space agency’s most powerful rocket, and the United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur, a next-generation launch vehicle. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said on social media, “Alabama has a dynamic aerospace history. We’re … Continued
21st Century Moon lander team will be headquartered at Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA announced Friday that the space agency’s U.S Marshall Flight Center in Huntsville will act as the headquarters for the Human Landing System Program. NASA made the announcement in Huntsville on Friday, in the shadow of the Space Launch System rocket test stand at Marshall. Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, joined NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine for … Continued
Ivey to speak at dinner commemorating the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11
Tuesday is the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Apollo 11 mission that took a man to the Moon for the first time. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey will be in Huntsville Tuesday night to deliver remarks at the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Dinner. The annual dinner will be held at NASA’s Space and Rocket … Continued
NASA moves closer to Space Launch System and a return to the moon
On July 16, 1969 a Saturn V rocket was launched that carried Apollo 11 into space and allowed for man to first walk on the moon. Neal Armstrong’s one ‘giant leap for mankind’ occurred 50 years ago next month, but it has been nearly 46 years since the last astronaut walked on moon. Americans under … Continued
Pence visits Huntsville to announce 2024 Moon mission
Vice President Mike Pence was in Huntsville Tuesday to address the National Space Council, where he told gathered officials that the U.S. intends to land men on the Moon within the next five years. The Chinese space program has been focused on the moon for the last several years. Pence said that the U.S. is … Continued
NASA 2018 highlights
NASA had an eventful 2018, which the agency highlighted in a press release. The agency welcomed a new administrator, Jim Bridenstine, deputy administrator, Jim Morhard, and chief financial officer, Jeff DeWit, in 2018. “Our agency’s accomplishments in 2018 are breathtaking,” Bridenstine said in a statement. “We’ve inspired the world and created incredible new capabilities for … Continued