AFRL technology set for launch to International Space Station

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...

U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Developing Space Solar Power Beaming

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...

AFRL Scholars presents the first annual Warrior Panel

by AFRL PA | Aug 14, 2019 | Munitions, News

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Summer 2019 has been a notable session for 63 AFRL Scholars participating in 10-12 week internships in the AFRL Munitions Directorate at Eglin AFB, Florida. Scholars, whose academic levels range from high school to PhD and who...

AFRL’s Digital Hangar to support lifecycle management of aerospace systems

by AFRL PA | Aug 6, 2019 | Aerospace

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – There is a new hangar under construction at Wright-Patterson AFB, but this one will not be made of steel and concrete, but rather digital ones and zeros. The Air Force Research Laboratory’s “Digital Hangar,” a concept created by...

Green Propellant Infusion Mission to test AFRL-developed green propellant

by AFRL PA | Jun 21, 2019 | Aerospace

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, CA – NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, along with co-investigators, including the Air Force Research Laboratory, Ball Aerospace, SpaceX, the Space and Missile Systems Center, and Aerojet, are scheduled to launch Ball’s Green...