DECATUR, Ala. — NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman capped a busy swing through the Huntsville area late last week with a stop at United Launch Alliance’s rocket factory in Decatur, where he got an up-close look at production of the Centaur V upper stage — hardware NASA has tapped to help power future Artemis moon missions.
ULA confirmed the visit in a social media post, thanking Isaacman for touring the facility to see Centaur V production and calling the company “honored to be involved in America’s return to the Moon.”
The stop came during the a trip that brought Isaacman to Redstone Arsenal, where he sat down with FOX54 at Marshall Space Flight Center. He said NASA will not be the reason Artemis III slips, with the rocket expected to roll out to its Florida launch pad before year’s end for a fueling test…