Aluminum Plates For Deep Space Win W.Va. 'Coolest' Contest
Aluminum plates that helped keep astronauts on the Artemis II rocket safe won the first ever Coolest Thing Made In West Virginia competition.
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WVDE, Marshall Partner To Introduce Students To Aviation Industry Careers
The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) and Marshall University are partnering to prepare the next generation of pilots, airplane technicians and aerospace engineers.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNew W.Va. Vocational Aviation Program Expected To Stimulate High-Tech Job Growth
Twenty-five million taxpayer dollars will help build a new aviation maintenance training hangar at the North Central West Virginia Airport in Bridgeport.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News$500 Million Solar Energy Powered Aerospace Plant Coming To Jackson County
Gov. Jim Justice announced that Berkshire Hathaway Energy is investing $500 million and purchasing more than 2,000 acres of state-owned land in Ravenswood, West Virginia. They will develop a first of its kind, renewable energy microgrid powered industrial hub.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFebruary 19, 1943: Aerospace Engineer and Author Homer Hickam Born
Author Homer Hickam Jr. was born in Coalwood on February 19, 1943. After serving in Vietnam, he worked for NASA for 17 years as an aerospace engineer.…
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