by Patrick Londergan | Jun 5, 2023 | News, Space
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — The Benefield Anechoic Facility (BAF) at Edwards AFB recently tested its first orbital satellite in decades. Anticipated to launch in late 2023, Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) will be the Department of Defense’s first...
by Kenneth McNulty | May 30, 2023 | News, Space
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and NASA worked together over the last two weeks of April 2023 along with other industry partners, such as Lockheed Martin, to test the most current iteration of an astronaut...
by Patrick Londergan | May 15, 2023 | News, Space
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) — The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and NASA announced their collaboration with eight universities for a new Mission Concept Program, or MCP, from Jan. 5 to Feb. 3, 2024. The program, sponsored by AFRL’s Space...
by Patrick Londergan | Apr 28, 2023 | Podcast
Dr. Lloyd Tripp discusses aerospace physiology and his work within AFRL’s 711th Human Performance Wing. Listen as we navigate through Dr. Tripp’s fascinating 45 year career, including work with AFRL’s Research Altitude Chambers and the only human rated...
by Patrick Londergan | Apr 11, 2023 | Basic Research, Success Stories
FIRST SPACE BASED NEUROMORPHIC CAMERA WHAT IS IT? Falcon Neuro is an experiment flying on the International Space Station (ISS) designed and built by cadets and faculty at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA). Falcon Neuro demonstrates for the first time the...
