A fuel leak and then an engine problem during final liftoff preparations led NASA to call off the launch of its mighty new moon rocket Monday on its debut flight from Cape Canaveral, Florida, with three test dummies aboard.
This photo made available by NASA shows the second image sent by the Perseverance rover showing the surface of Mars, just after landing in the Jezero crater, on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. (NASA via AP) A NASA rover has landed on Mars in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life ever existed on the red…
(AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) A rocket built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company thundered away from Earth with two Americans this afternoon, ushering in a new era of commercial space travel and putting NASA back in the business of launching astronauts from U.S. soil for the first time in nearly a decade. NASA’s Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are aboard a capsule…
Two future soldiers from Montgomery’s Sidney Lanier High School made their commitment to the U.S. Army official on Wednesday in a ceremony that was “out of this world”. For the first time-ever, the U.S. Army held a held a live enlistment ceremony that was broadcast from outer space. More than 800 future service members across the country tuned in to…
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the unmanned Boeing Starliner crew capsule on an orbital flight test to the International Space Station lifts off from Cape Canaveral on Friday. Boeing reported that the capsule’s subsequent insertion into orbit was not normal. (Terry Renna/Associated Press) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Boeing’s new Starliner capsule went off course after launch…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – NASA has picked Alabama’s ‘Rocket City’ to lead development of the next lunar lander for astronauts. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville on Friday beat out Johnson Space Center in Houston, which managed the Apollo lunar lander a half-century ago. Members of Congress from Texas had asked that the decision be reconsidered. The new lunar…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – The nation’s space agency is increasing a contract with engineers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. A news release from the school says NASA has doubled a multi-year deal for the UAB Engineering Innovation and Technology Development group to provide and maintain refrigerated storage units for the International Space Station. The contract is now worth…
NASA representatives made a special visit in the capital city today, and not without stopping by Alabama State University. NASA officials are encouraging Alabama State University Students to shoot for the moon, and consider a career in the space program. NASA’s stop at the ASU campus is apart of Alabama aerospace week; a week long reminder of the important role that…
NASA has issued several safety recommendations for safely watching the solar eclipse on August 21st. One of the biggest suggestions is to make sure you have proper eye protection. Experts warn looking directly at the solar eclipse could lead to permanent vision loss. Plus, make sure if you buy solar eclipse glasses that they meet government safety requirements. For more…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – NASA has named a new director to lead the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. NASA officials said in a statement Monday that Todd May has been named to the post after the retirement of former director Patrick Scheuermann. May, of Fairhope, had been serving as acting director since November. May previously worked as the space…
