Lee Roop
NJ.com
Huntsville, AL, United States
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Fueling problems scrub Saturday Artemis moon launch
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville handed out 3,000 free tickets this week to today’s watch party under the real Saturn V rocket in the Davidson Center for Space Exploration. → Read More
Huntsville airport cleared by FAA as commercial space landing site
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said today it is issuing a license to the Huntsville-Madison Airport Authority to operate the Huntsville International Airport as a commercial space reentry site. → Read More
US Space Command headquarters coming to Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville, Ala., has won a multistate competition to house the headquarters of the new U.S. Space Command → Read More
Tennessee mayor won’t require COVID masks until Holy Spirit says so
The mayor of Lincoln County on Alabama's northern border says he won't order masks to protect against COVID-19 until the Holy Spirit says he should → Read More
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute cancels plan to honor Angela Davis
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute has canceled its plan to honor civil rights activist Angela Davis with its highest annual honor. → Read More
Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks hit for blaming rising seas on falling rocks
'I've never been skeptical of climate change. The climate is always changing. The planet is always either heating up or cooling down.' → Read More
Travel ban won't keep California rocket team from competition
The pressure has apparently paid off and a new vote is scheduled. → Read More
Huntsville takes next step to landing spaceship at airport
Local leaders see the license as a step toward making the city a hub for the growing commercial space industry. → Read More
Noose found outside historic, black Alabama church
Authorities say the noose was found hanging outside St. John Primitive Baptist Church, near the city of Florence. → Read More
Charles Bolden 'blunt' about Trump and space, says president 'talks a lot'
'Doesn't put any money on it, but talks a lot about it,' Bolden said in an interview. → Read More
Study: HudsonAlpha biotech campus worth $1.85B to Alabama economy
In the past two years alone, a study says, the economic impact has topped $500 million. → Read More
Black Friday 2016 freebies, best airport in AL.com business report
Ideas to turn the possible economic changes ahead into money-making opportunities → Read More
Black Friday 2016 best deals, Crossplex aims higher in AL.com business news
Thanksgiving and Black Friday sales are only days away, but not all deals are created equal → Read More
Change on old newspaper site, drought crisis in AL.com business report
Also, President-elect Donald Trump is shaking up his transition team, but Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions is on the team → Read More
See Supermoon 2016 through the University of Alabama's big telescope
If you're in the Tuscaloosa area Monday night, you can get a super view of the closest Supermoon to Earth in 68 years → Read More
Deals for vets, seasonal jobs, Black Friday ads in AL.com business report
Also, read more of Jay Grinney's incredible battle to bring HealthSouth back from an accounting fraud scandal → Read More
Donald Trump, Mobile cruises, Vulcan stock in AL.com business report
Also, we're starting to see some of the best Black Friday deals and offers coming this year → Read More
Election Day freebies, Kroger jobs, energy payoff in AL.com business news
After voting, America's retailers hope you'll reward yourself by buying something nice just for you → Read More
Is Obamacare working for anyone in Alabama in 2016?
"Yes" if the yardstick is having insurance when you didn't, "no" if the yardstick is confidence the price won't keep rising. → Read More
Cyber attack hits Internet, Regions downsizing in AL.com business news
The White House described the disruption as malicious. → Read More