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Helicopters an important part of EADS, says new CEO Sean O'Keefe, and Huntsville's Redstone Arsenal is home to the Army's aviation programs. Full story »

Speaking to a sellout crowd of 1,300 people at the Von Braun Center's North Hall, Battle said the Rocket City has to find a way to keep the Marshall Space Flight Center-managed Ares I program alive.  Full story »

Konrad Dannenberg was one of the original members of Dr. Wernher von Braun's team, and the collection of his papers and artifacts includes technical diaries from his years helping develop rockets in Germany. Full story »

The successful test gives NASA credibility when it goes to Congress asking for $3 billion more per year suggested by the Augustine Commission.  Full story »

NASA engineers are looking for reasons why a main Ares I-X recovery parachute failed on the Marshall Space Flight Center-developed test rocket. The failed chute sent the solid rocket booster crashing into the sea at faster than expected speeds, denting a bottom segment.  Full story »

Boeing is laying off 69 employees in Huntsville because of cuts to the Ground-based Midcourse Defense program in the 2010 defense budget. Full story »

Boeing Missile Defense Systems is laying off about 69 employees in Huntsville because of cuts to the Ground-based Midcourse Defense program in the 2010 defense budget.  Full story »

Former NASA Administrator Dr. Michael Griffin, now King-McDonald Eminent Scholar at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, says a good flight test doesn't help because it is expected, but a bad one can hurt you. Full story »

"We should cooperate, work together," said the scientist and political leader known in his country as "The Missile Man" for his role in ballistic missile and space rocket technology. Full story »

Raytheon is prime contractor for the SM-3, which has a Boeing-built kinetic warhead and sensors Full story »

"It was marvelous," said Dr. Mike Griffin, former NASA Administrator and now King-McDonald Eminent Scholar at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Full story »

Clouds couldn't keep the Ares I-X test rocket launch on the ground today. The rocket shot off Launch Pad 39-B at 10:30 a.m. Central Time. Full story »

NASA's Ares I-X has separated its stages and the solid rocket booster first stage has completed its job.  Full story »

The clock is ticking down to an Ares I-X launch.  Full story »

A break in the clouds could allow the Ares I-X test rocket to take off between 10:20-10:45 a.m. Central Time, NASA weather officers said, but airborne weather monitoring crew cannot give a specific estimate.  Full story »