Business Alabama
Sharon Cobb, right, associate program manager of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Program, accepts the Project of the Year award from Business Alabama at a luncheon in Birmingham on March 3.
Cobb represented SLS and accepted the award from Miss Alabama 2021 Lauren Bradford, left, and Alec Harvey, editor of Business Alabama, center, during the inaugural awards luncheon and ceremony.
The SLS rocket was one of nine finalists for the project of the year following its successful launch in November 2022 during the Artemis I mission. Nominations for the award opened in September 2022 and editorial staff from across the state selected the finalists. NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center manages the SLS Program.