When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that his country’s “invulnerable” Avangard hypersonic nuclear missiles were ready to deploy, that focused attention at the United States Dept. of Defense on hypersonic development and testing. That research will have a large impact on…
Month: February 2020
Aerojet Rocketdyne to Develop Advanced Propulsion System for U.S. Navy’s Advanced Lightweight Torpedo
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Feb. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aerojet Rocketdyne has been awarded a $63.2 million Other Transaction Authority by the U.S. Navy to develop an advanced propulsion system for the MK 54 MOD 2 Advanced Lightweight Torpedo (ALWT). “We have…
HudsonAlpha to grow cotton in space
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – The latest cotton project at The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is out of this world! Researchers at the institute are planning to grow cotton in space to study how its genetic makeup is altered in a zero-gravity…
Huntsville's "It" Factor
What gives Huntsville and the Tennessee Valley the “It” factor? We look at many different changes over the years that have brought us to today.