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Here’s a new therapeutic activity you probably haven’t considered: Cigar Box Guitar playing. Hear more at https://ow.ly/bsTG50TFQ92

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Ever heard of cigar box guitars? Huntsville is home to the world’s ONLY brick-and-mortar CBG store. Meet the owners, Jeff and Tara Mello in our latest What’s So Smart podcast episode. In this episode: 🚀How Space Camp brought them to move to the Rocket City from California ⚙ Turning an engineer into a cigar box guitar business owner 🤘 Learn to play a cigar box guitar LISTEN/WATCH/SUBSCRIBE: https://lnkd.in/ewKz-6zz

Here in Huntsville our skyline is made up of rockets! The spaceline at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center is back and includes six historic rockets that stand tall in Rocket Row. Read more about this and other cool happenings in the Rocket City in the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber’s magazine, Initiatives: https://lnkd.in/eaREUFgH

Are you STEM-minded or art-minded? Our next episode of What’s So Smart caters to the latter, but you can find all sorts of topics covered on our Youtube page! Catch new episodes every other Wednesday. SEE MORE: https://lnkd.in/eqfSf4h8

Huntsville is paving the way for jobs in advanced manufacturing. Take the leap and check out our careers in advanced manufacturing: https://lnkd.in/gXcUnwKn

How do you spread the word about a research park? Well for starters, it's not always an easy task. There is so much to uncover in a research park, especially one the size of Cummings Research Park (CRP). Thank you so much to our local paper, The Redstone Rocket, for featuring our Park in their recent issue. This 20-page spread shares all the happenings in our perimeter from our #history to our (NEW) DefenseTech Accelerator and other #projects. It's so important to us that our community and the world is aware of our impact in not only the tech and #defense industries, but also in the quality of life, education, and success of our region. Go check out this feature and see for yourself what CRP is all about!

What’s So Smart About Satellites? We sat down with Burke Hare of the Space Development Agency to discuss satellites, getting an unexpected chance at making history, and all things United States Space Force! Listen to hear more on: 🛰️Space Camp class of 84’ + a space camp romance. 🛰️The first Air Force satellite command and control facility ever installed in the southeast. 🛰️ Future satellite growth brought by Redstone Arsenal and what that means for Huntsville. https://lnkd.in/d5b_Kvke

Join us for our inaugural State of Higher Education event on October 17th! This event will highlight our community's post-secondary education and training programs that prepare students for long-term impact in their careers and our region. Click to register: https://lnkd.in/eKsfBUkr

Get to know our next guest 🛰️ This week's episode of What's So Smart features a leader in all things satellites. This leader is helping propel Huntsville forward in satellite command and control, taking the industry to capabilities never seen before. Think you know who we're hinting at? Make your guess in the comments!