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Huntsville, Alabama – On August 12, 2025, the Terminus Spaceflight Research Group, a dynamic student team from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Space Hardware Club, will launch an innovative CubeSat-like payload via NASA’s RockSat Program. This mission, departing from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, builds on their successful

Birmingham Blue Dot’s Campaign Calls for Transparency in High-Profile Case On July 26, 2025, a bold digital billboard appeared on Birmingham’s Red Mountain Expressway, targeting former President Donald Trump with the question, “What’s the big secret, fellas?” Erected by the progressive group Birmingham Blue Dot, the sign,

Huntsville, AL — Auburn University is advancing its presence in Huntsville’s Cummings Research Park with a new 50,000-square-foot addition to the Auburn University Applied Research Institute (AUARI). On Monday, Turner Construction Company hosted a topping-off ceremony, attended by university administrators and city officials, marking a key milestone for the

Huntsville, Alabama — NASA’s recent announcement of a 20% workforce reduction, impacting nearly 4,000 employees, is sending ripples through Huntsville, the heart of America’s space industry. The Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), a cornerstone of the “Rocket City,” will lose at least 279 senior staff, with up to

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (July 24, 2025) – Dr. Lingling Zhao, an assistant professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville’s Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR), has received a prestigious $681,356 National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award. This five-year grant, extending through June 2030,

Huntsville, Alabama, has a thriving food scene, but unlike Birmingham with its iconic hot dog haunts like Sneaky Pete’s and Gus’s Hot Dogs, the Rocket City has historically lacked a standout spot for a quality hot dog. That changed in May 2023 when Wiener von Braun’s, a

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — July 7, 2025 — In Huntsville, Alabama, the "Rocket City" celebrated for its dynamic STEM ecosystem, engineers are confronting a stark reality: an unemployment rate nearly double the national average. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) June 2025 data, the unemployment rate for architecture and

Huntsville, AL – July 7, 2025 – Alabama has secured an impressive #8 ranking in Forbes Advisor’s 2025 list of the best states to start a business, a testament to its affordability, supportive business climate, and thriving economy. This high placement, drawn from a comprehensive analysis of 18 key metrics, underscores