AFRL celebrates launch of small-sat Ascent to GEO space

by AFRL PA | Dec 7, 2021 | NEWS, Space

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate small satellite named Ascent was launched Dec. 7 from Cape Canaveral, Florida as part of the U.S. Space Force’s Space Test Program-3 mission, aboard a...

AFRL collaborates with Magdalena Ridge Observatory to further space exploration

by AFRL PA | Nov 23, 2021 | NEWS, Space

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) – New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMT) astronomers are one-step closer to having their own high-powered window to space and the universe, after receiving congressional funding for the Magdalena Ridge...

AFRL uses expedited acquisition process in latest spacecraft contract award

by AFRL PA | Nov 18, 2021 | NEWS, Space

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate awarded an $8.4 million contract to Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. to support the directorate’s Precise flight experiment projected for launch in 2024. “The...

Rapid Dragon conducts palletized munition demonstration using long range cruise missile

by AFRL PA | Nov 17, 2021 | Munitions, NEWS

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFRL) – The Air Force Rapid Dragon Program, a fast-paced experimentation campaign led by the Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) office, completed another successful flight demonstration November 3. The test,...

AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate holds first-ever Space Cyber Summit

by AFRL PA | Nov 2, 2021 | NEWS, Space

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate held an inaugural Space Cyber Summit October 13–14. More than 140 space professionals participated in the in-person and virtual event held at Kirtland...