Spark-torch igniter

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’s OVPRED to award $280,326 in internal research funding

UAH’s OVPRED to award $280,326 in internal research funding

May 23, 2017

The Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) today announced that seven proposals have been selected to receive $280,326 in internal funding through its Individual Investiga...

Aerojet Rocketdyne’s $1 million gift creates endowment for UAH space science chair

Aerojet Rocketdyne’s $1 million gift creates endowment for UAH space science chair

May 08, 2017

Aerojet Rocketdyne announced today it will fund a $1 million endowment to establish the Aerojet Rocketdyne Chair in Space Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). ...

Bradley Henderson

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). ...

Rocket

UAH students will be keeping their eyes on the skies – and the prize – at upcoming NASA Student Launch competition

Apr 03, 2017

Fans of the HBO show "Game of Thrones" will know Viserion as Daenerys’ fearsome white and gold dragon. But a different Viserion will be taking to the skies at the 2017 NASA Student Launch competition on April 9 at Bragg Farms in Toney, Ala., this...

Saroj Kumar with UAH flag

UAH student's experience as “Marsnaut” further fuels interest in fusion propulsion research

Mar 27, 2017

Saroj Kumar spends a lot of time thinking about Mars. As a master’s candidate in aerospace engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), his research centers on the use of nuclear fusion propulsion to send rockets – and astronau...

Building wind tunnel is hands-on experience for three undergrads

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. ...

German delegation visits UAH with hope of expanding collaborative opportunities

German delegation visits UAH with hope of expanding collaborative opportunities

Sep 13, 2016

Last week, a delegation of seven representatives from Hochschule Bremen City University of Applied Sciences (HSB) spent two days with faculty, researchers, and staff from UAH and other city stakeholders in an effort to strengthen the Bremen-Al...

25 years of achievement for Propulsion Research Center

25 years of achievement for Propulsion Research Center

Sep 12, 2016

UAH's Propulsion Research Center (PRC) is commemorating 25 years of achievement in propulsion research and student education with a symposium and celebration Oct. 13-14. ...

Propulsion Research Center's 25th Anniversary Symposium

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...