SpaceX Inspiration4 in Huntsville + UAH Discovery

Get on up, Huntsville! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right. In today's Daily, we'll look at a big space discovery at UAH, changes in Huntsville City Schools, and the SpaceX Inspiration4's crew in Huntsville.

First, today's weather: Rain in the morning. High: 85 Low: 62.

Here are the top stories today in Huntsville:

1. Dr. Ming Sun and his team at UAH have discovered a cloud that is bigger than the Milky Way, 10 billion times bigger than our sun, and reaches temperatures around 10 million degrees Kelvin. The cloud was found in Abell 1367, which is 300 million light years from Earth. (WHNT)
2. Crew members for Space X's Inspiration4 mission visited the Space and Rocket Center to talk to student participants in the Aviation Challenge. One of the crew, Jared Isaacman, found his love for space at the Aviation Challenge almost 26 years ago. (WAAY)
3. At the board meeting for Huntsville City Schools last night, the new COVID policy changes were announced. The biggest change was that masks will no longer be required. With a month before school starts back, the desk shields will be taken down, visitors will be allowed in the building, and employees will not need temperature checks before they enter. (WAAY)
4. University Of Alabama In Huntsville has announced a new scholarship directed to elementary education. The scholarship was set up by F. Clark Boles in honor of his wife, Carol Perkins, and he has promised a total donation of $200,000 with $20,000 donations made annually. (Patch)
5. Martha Cox was named Staff Member of the Year at Bob Jones. Cox works as a registrar at the high school and was given $500 as her prize. (themadisonrecord.com)

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Today in Huntsville

• Rocket City Improv @ Shenanigans Comedy Theatre (8 p.m.)
• Alabama Summer Skies planetarium show @ the U.S. Space and Rocket Center (7 p.m.)
• Pick your own flowers @ Isom’s Orchard (7:30 a.m.)
• Independence Day: A Galactic Space Party @ Salty Nut Brewery (5 p.m.)

Huntsville Patch Notebook

• Independent Musical Productions will perform "Newsies" at Lee High School’s Main Stage Theatre for one weekend only July 15-18. (Details
• Ella Grace is Rocket City Mom’s Kid of the Month for July! (Details)
• The City of Huntsville Employee Spotlight went to Maurice Newby, a retired U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant! (Details)
• Eastwood Elementary School’s new principal is Luke Bergeson. (Details)
• The new principal at Decatur Middle School is Dr. Brad Newton. (Details)
• Britt Lovelace is the new Banks-Caddell Elementary School principal. (Details)
• Decatur City Schools new principals:
• Don’t forget that municipal offices will be closed Monday in observance of the Fourth of July. (Details)

You're officially in the loop for today! I'll see you tomorrow for a holiday weekend update.

— Amy Young

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