March 18, 2021 AFRL breaks ground on state of the art space environment laboratory The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate broke ground on a new facility named the Skywave Technology Laboratory March 16. The 3,500 square foot, $3.5 million lab will be located in a remote area on Kirtland Air Force Base.
Jan. 4, 2021 Ghost town provides high-tech testing for AFRL and others In a dusty ghost town in southern New Mexico, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is conducting some of its most important testing.
Dec. 22, 2020 AFRL spacecraft collects never before seen data The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) spacecraft has been operating since its launch in June 2019, conducting unique studies into the interactions of radio waves, space plasma and the radiation belts in near-Earth space. AFRL is studying how very low
Dec. 8, 2020 AFRL receives first component of solar-beaming project The Air Force Research Laboratory has received the first flight hardware component of the Arachne spacecraft from Northrop Grumman. Arachne is the flagship experiment within the Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and Research, or SSPIDR, project.
Nov. 6, 2020 AFRL presents annual Innovation Awards The Air Force Research Laboratory recently hosted the lab’s third annual Innovation Awards. The event was created to recognize and inspire the efforts of inventors and collaborators.
Oct. 27, 2020 AFRL researchers recognized as early career leaders Air Force Research Laboratory commander, Brig. Gen. Heather L. Pringle, recently announced the 2020 AFRL Fellows and the newest class of AFRL Science and Engineering Early Career Award (S&E ECA) recipients. She welcomed 11 researchers as AFRL Fellows and nine scientists and engineers for Early
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.
Sept. 3, 2020 AFRL announces two new space flight experiments The Director of the AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate, Col. Eric Felt, announced that the two winning concepts are Precise and CHPS, or the Cislunar Highway Patrol System.
June 2, 2020 AFRL rolls-out new rapid contract award tool for space technology research The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate here is using a rapid acquisition capability called Space Technology Advanced Research (STAR) that accelerates contract award times.
May 14, 2020 AFRL Satellite Duo Probing Earth’s Radiation Belts The Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) spacecraft continues its scientific investigations despite the COVID-19 pandemic that has impacted every aspect of life around the world.