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  • Tactical Satellite-3 completes groundbreaking experimental mission

    On Saturday, Tactical Satellite-3 will transition from an experimental demonstration to an operational asset when spacecraft control authority has been officially transferred from the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate here to Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB,

  • Military Scientists Study Ionoshpere

    Feb. 26, 2010 - At a facility in a remote part of south-central Alaska, the largest radio transmitter on Earth sends high-frequency signals into the ionosphere to better understand the influence of charged particles on radio communications and satellite surveillance systems. Surprisingly, it also is

  • Air Force Research Laboratory announces Class of 2009 Fellows

    Maj. Gen. Curtis M. Bedke, the Air Force Research Laboratory commander headquartered at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, announced six new AFRL Fellows.    General Bedke stated, "It is my pleasure to announce AFRL's newest fellows.  This award is the highest honor bestowed upon our scientists and

  • Briefing for industry is Aug. 17-19

    The 23rd Annual Briefing For Industry 2009 will be Aug. 17-19 at the Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town.   The event is cosponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Professional Aerospace Contractors Association of New Mexico, a nonprofit organization serving the aerospace contracting

  • Tactical Satellite-3 completes successful first month of operations

    For the Tactical Satellite-3 program, what a huge difference a month makes. Launched on May 19, the experimental spacecraft, managed by the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate here, has accomplished early on-orbit checkout and anticipates completing calibration procedures next

  • Successful launch for TacSat-3 satellite

    The sky lit up briefly over NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Va., the evening of May 19 as an Air Force Minotaur I rocket launched the Air Force Research Laboratory's TacSat-3 satellite, NASA's PharmaSat microsatellite and NASA's CubeSat Technology Demonstration experiments into a low earth

  • Board selects 32 Team Kirtland captains for promotion

    The 2008D Chaplain, 2008C Line of the Air Force-Judge Advocate and 2008C LAF/LAF-J central selection boards selected 2,458 captains for promotion, 32 of whom are members of Team Kirtland. They are Captains Lawrence James Anderley, 71st Special Operations Squadron Stephen L. Andrews, 71st SOS

  • AFRL civilian receives AF award for valor

    Michelle Hedrick, who risked her personal life and safety to rescue her neighbors from their burning house, earned the Department of the Air Force Civilian Award for Valor. Susan Thornton, Directed Energy Directorate director, presented the award during a recent director's call. Ms. Hedrick is the

  • Kirtland AFB team wins third straight Commander’s Challenge

    Attention junior force members, have you ever wanted to compete on a small team for a few months, let your imagination run wild, build a prototype of a device that can directly assist with the Global War on Terrorism, and demonstrate it in front of a group of flag officers? A team representing