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 upholds 20-year tradition of hosting Thanksgiving feast for pararescue students

by AFRL PA | Dec 6, 2021 | News, Space

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO (AFRL) – As the nation celebrated the 400th anniversary of Thanksgiving, the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Directed Energy and Space Vehicles Contracting Divisions carried on a 20-year tradition of providing a Thanksgiving...

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...

AFRL awards record-breaking $1B contract to Space Dynamics Laboratory

by AFRL PA | Nov 15, 2021 | News, Space

KIRTLAND AFB, New Mexico (AFRL) — The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded its largest-ever contract for space-related technology development and mission support. The contract, worth up to $1B, was awarded to Utah State University Space Dynamics...