UAH Students work with Vector to develop spark ignitor for Vector-R launch vehicle
Aug 08, 2017
UAH along with Vector, a space access company lowering the barriers to getting assets and ideas into space, today announced the successful test of the company’s second-stage engine, which includes a next-generation prototype of the spark-torch ig...
UAH senior Henderson selected for NIST paid summer internship
Apr 03, 2017
Dave Cook was listening when Dr. Willie May, then-acting director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), gave a December public talk after delivering the commencement address at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). ...
Building wind tunnel is hands-on experience for three undergrads
Nov 16, 2016
Three engineering undergraduates are leaving behind a legacy for future students with their work on the design, construction and testing of a $2 million wind tunnel at UAH. ...
Propulsion Research Center's 25th Anniversary Symposium
Jul 20, 2016
The UAH Propulsion Research Center Sets Dates for 25th Anniversary Symposium and Celebration! “We are pleased to announce a two-day celebration at the University of Alabama in Huntsville to highlight the achievements of our students, alumni...
New UAH wind tunnel ready for action
Jul 08, 2016
A new $2 million wind tunnel system at UAH is ready to undertake supersonic flow research with Mach numbers up to 3. ...
Micro-thruster test stand paper boosts UAH graduate student to AIAA award
Apr 21, 2016
A research paper describing a magnetically levitated micro-thruster test stand that cuts spacecraft development time using 3-D printed parts and high speed motion detection has won a best student paper award for a UAH graduate student. ...
Von Braun Memorial Symposium sees record number of student poster entries
Oct 30, 2014
A record number of students from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) entered the student poster competition at the seventh Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium held on the campus Oct. 27-29. A total of 43 students representing every coll...
Successful Prometheus rocket launch prompts UAH celebration
Jul 01, 2014
The successful June 21 launch of Prometheus, a Charger Rocket Works student-built rocket, was celebrated by the UAH Propulsion Research Center with a barbecue dinner Monday, June 30, at Johnson Research Center on campus. University officials on ...
Congrats ChargerSat-1 Team!
Dec 03, 2013
The Propulsion Research Center would like to formally congratulate the UAH Space Hardware Club (SHC) on their completion and launching of ChargerSat1, an entirely student-built CubeSat. This project began as an application for the CubeSat Launc...
Charger Rocket Works Team Makes Noise Again!
Dec 02, 2013
Wednesday morning (11/27/13) the Charger Rocket Works (CRW) team, which operates under the Propulsion Research Center banner, learned of their acceptance in the 8th NASA Student Launch Competition. The team had one week to produce a proposal for the ...