🌱 How a new $31 million deal runs through Redstone Arsenal

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In today's newsletter:

• How a new $31 million deal runs through Redstone Arsenal
• Former Redstone flight surgeon heads back to space with Artemis III

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 88, low: 72.
• Sunday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Northrop Grumman's Alabama office lands $31 million defense contract for European country (al.com) — Redstone Arsenal’s Army Contracting Command is overseeing a new $31 million deal awarded to Northrop Grumman’s Huntsville office to maintain Poland’s WISLA missile defense system through 2029. The work keeps high-tech defense dollars and expertise flowing through the Huntsville–Redstone area while supporting a key NATO ally’s air and missile defense upgrades.
   

• Latest NASA Mission Crew Includes Frank Rubio '98 (westpointaog.org) — One of NASA’s upcoming Artemis III astronauts once served as a flight surgeon at Redstone Arsenal, tying this high-profile lunar mission back to the local community. Col. Frank Rubio’s long Army career, medical training, and record-setting 371 days in space all feed into his new role helping test systems that will pave the way for future moon landings.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• MEMBER EVENT: 2026 Silent No More Gala
  Huntsville Madison County Chamber Holiday Inn Research Park
  5:30 pm
• Marlon Wayans →
  Huntsville Levity Live, 2012 Memorial Pkwy SW, Huntsville
  7:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• Farmers Market Open →
  Madison County Commission Madison County Farmers Market, 1002 Cook Avenue Huntsville, Alab
  8:00 am
• Yoga by the River
  City of Huntsville - Green Team Hays Nature Preserve, 7161 Hays Preserve Trail SE, Huntsville, AL, United States
  8:00 am
• Five Points Cleanup Day
  City of Huntsville - Green Team Lewter Park, 1501 Wellman Ave NE, Huntsville, AL, 35801, United States
  9:00 am

Sunday June 14

• MEMBER EVENT: The Vintage Market
  Huntsville Madison County Chamber Field Day
  11:00 am

Monday June 15

• District 1 Drop-In
  City of Huntsville Dr. Robert Shurney Legacy Center, 3011 Sparkman Drive, Huntsvile, 35810, United States
  6:00 pm

Tuesday June 16

• Ribbon Cutting: McCutcheon Agency LLC
  Huntsville Madison County Chamber Please park in the lot outside the building and down the street on Weatherly Plaza.
  11:30 am
• 2026 Tech-Networking
  Huntsville Madison County Chamber Space Camp Operations Building, U.S. Space & Rocket Center
  5:00 pm

Wednesday June 17

• Madison County Commission Meeting
  Madison County Commission Madison County Courthouse, 100 Northside Square Huntsville, Alab
  10:00 am
• 2026 Member Orientation 101 (Jun)
  Huntsville Madison County Chamber Chamber Auditorium
  10:00 am
• Ribbon Cutting: Trav-Ad Signs 50th Anniversary Celebration
  Huntsville Madison County Chamber Parking available on-site in parking lot & additional parking on side of building.
  2:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Huntsville

• Here are some of our audience's favorite new openings around Huntsville in 2026 (hvilleblast.com)
• District Attorney asks court to give $2K seized during arrest to office, Huntsville Police (whnt.com)
• Huntsville businesses may need to update pay-to-park signage (whnt.com)

Madison

• 232 Mountain Creek Dr, Madison, AL 35757 (realtor.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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