Auburn University opens state-of-the-art research facility in Huntsville

Auburn opens $30 million Huntsville lab for defense, space research

Auburn University opened a new 50,000-square-foot research laboratory in Huntsville on Tuesday, expanding the university’s work on national security, missile defense and space technology.

Auburn University opens state-of-the-art research facility in Huntsville

The new Auburn facility will offer key support for missile defense programs and national security.

Auburn Launches Laboratory In Cummings Research Park To Aid Space, Missile Defense Programs

Called a “one-stop shop” for research and testing by Maj. Gen. Jason Cothern of the Huntsville-based Missile Defense Agency, the new Auburn University Applied Research Laboratory features the nation’s first university-led space electronics testing facility. Cothern made his remarks during Tuesday’s ribbon-cutting of the 50,000 square-foot facility in Huntsville’s Cummings Research Park. He was joined by Auburn President Dr. Christopher Roberts; …