AFRL engineer earns lifetime achievement award

AFRL engineer earns lifetime achievement award

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Robert “Bob” Mercier, a chief engineer with the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate, earned the Joint Army, Navy, NASA, Air Force Airbreathing Propulsion Subcommittee Lifetime Achievement Award, Dec. 8,...

NASA astronaut returns to Kirtland in new role

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Renowned NASA astronaut and Space Force Director of Test and Evaluation, Col. Nick Hague recently visited Kirtland Air Force Base space agencies including the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC)...

AFRL spacecraft collects never before seen data

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) spacecraft has been operating since its launch in June 2019, conducting unique studies into the interactions of radio waves, space plasma and the...

AFRL satellite program preparing future workforce

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — After more than 20 years and 5,500 graduates, the Air Force Research Laboratory’s University Nanosat Program is still providing college students around the country with a hands-on education in designing, building, and launching a...