Jan. 24, 2022 Stripes to Stars: Former KAFB Airman returns as NASA astronaut U.S. Space Force Col. Michael Hopkins, NASA astronaut, visited Team Kirtland members at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 19, 2022.
Jan. 26, 2021 NASA astronaut returns to Kirtland in new role Renowned NASA astronaut and Space Force Director of Test and Evaluation, Col. Nick Hague recently visited Kirtland Air Force Base space agencies including the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) and Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC).
Sept. 15, 2020 AFRL Technology traveling to Mars The Red Planet, Mars, will soon be receiving more visitors when NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover accompanied by its flight companion, a 4-pound Mars Helicopter named Ingenuity, touches down in February 2021.
Jan. 29, 2020 Air Force Research Laboratory satellite departing International Space Station An Air Force Research Laboratory satellite, called the Very Low Frequency Propagation Mapper, or VPM, will be released from the International Space Station Jan. 31.