AFRL celebrates unified science and technology enterprise

by AFRL PA | Nov 1, 2022 | News, Space

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) — The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, recognized the 25th anniversary of one AFRL at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 28, 2022, with a celebration led by AFRL Commander Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle and...

AFRL’s Ascent satellite marks end of mission objectives

by AFRL PA | Oct 18, 2022 | News, Space

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) — The Air Force Research Laboratory’s small satellite named Ascent has completed all of its mission objectives and is performing extended operations to characterize the survivability of the commercial-off-the-shelf, or...

AFRL’s version of Academy Awards to highlight present and past achievements

by AFRL PA | Oct 5, 2022 | News, Space

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, will honor 17 scientists and engineers for outstanding career accomplishments Oct. 12, 2022, from 2:30-4 p.m. at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force during the...

AFRL partners with NASA, academia, industry on spacecraft flight experiment

by AFRL PA | Aug 25, 2022 | News, Space

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) — The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate in collaboration with the Georgia Tech Research Institute, or GTRI, NASA and DuPont de Nemours, Inc., has a brand-new spacecraft materials experiment flying on...

AFRL’s Oscillating Heat Pipes are even cooler in space

by AFRL PA | Aug 25, 2022 | News, Space

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) — The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, has released the results from its Advanced Structurally Embedded Thermal Spreader Two, or ASETS-II. The AFRL experiment was 100% effective in testing the most recent version of...