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UAH eminent scholar Michael Griffin named president of aerospace organization

May 21, 2012

“This organization has dedicated itself to being the leading force in the aerospace profession,” Griffin said.

Updated: SpaceX Falcon rocket launch to space station aborts at last second

May 19, 2012

Both NASA and SpaceX were crossing their fingers that the company could become the first private spacecraft to dock with the International Space Station this week.

Lloyd James Engman Sr., Fairhope resident, dies at 94; today’s coastal Alabama obituaries

May 17, 2012

Read about this World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy and retired NASA employee, and see links to all today’s coastal Alabama obituaries.

NASA deputy chief briefs reporters Thursday on commercial space

May 16, 2012

The telecon comes days after the House voted its support for NASA choosing one prime provider, not the four competitors now getting federal support.

Sierra Nevada opens office in Huntsville to pursue space, defense work

May 16, 2012

“From our perspective, this is a long-term commitment from SNC to be in Huntsville,” Vice President Greg Cox said. “We look at that like, all my programs are long-term programs and we’re here to partner with our customers

New welding technique pioneered by NASA brings hundreds of experts to Huntsville

May 16, 2012

The technology called “friction stir welding” is widely used to join aluminum alloy components – particularly in the transportation field where alloys save weight and weight costs money.

University of Alabama, Shelton State team up in lunar robot contest

May 14, 2012

TUSCALOOSA | A team of University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College students is hard at work in a competition that could assist NASA in installing a manned outpost on the moon.

Teledyne Brown Engineering and Aerojet alliance a marriage made in the heavens

May 13, 2012

The team is pursuing NASA’s Space Launch System heavy-lift launch vehicle.

House passes $17.6 billion NASA budget for 2013, but veto threatened

May 10, 2012

U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, voted for the budget, but criticized a late amendment that took $126 million from NASA to support community policing.

NASA in Huntsville tests Orion service module’s space worthiness

May 10, 2012

The tests proved that Orion’s design is strong enough to stand the loads of launch and space travel.