by AFRL PA | Jan 9, 2020 | NEWS, Space
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Air Force Research Laboratory and ABL Space Systems are collaborating to develop and test rocket propulsion elements for use in launch vehicles thanks to a 3-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) both...
by AFRL PA | Dec 4, 2019 | NEWS, Space
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — A satellite developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory to measure low frequency waves in the magnetosphere will launch Dec. 4 to the International Space Station. The AFRL satellite being launched from Cape Canaveral is called...
by AFRL PA | Oct 25, 2019 | NEWS, Space
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, is developing space-based solar power transmission capability using high-efficiency solar cells to collect the sun’s energy, convert it to radio frequency, and beam it to earth. “Energy...
by AFRL PA | Aug 22, 2019 | NEWS, Space
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — On August 9, the Air Force Research Laboratory Tech Engagement Office here honored AFRL scientists and engineers who are moving technology out of the laboratory into industry for commercialization purposes. This was the second...
by AFRL PA | Jul 29, 2019 | NEWS, Space
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — A satellite spanning nearly the length of a football field was launched on board a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla., June 25. Described by Elon Musk as the “toughest rocket launch ever,” SpaceX delivered 24...
by AFRL PA | Jun 21, 2019 | NEWS, Space
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Air Force Research Laboratory engineers have completed the final assembly and integration of the Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) spacecraft in preparation for its placement on the first-ever Department of Defense SpaceX...
