by AFRL PA | Jul 7, 2020 | Aerospace, Space, Success Stories
AN ADVANCED MONOPROPELLANT FORMULATION ASCENT (Advanced Spacecraft Energetic Non-Toxic) propellant, formerly known as AF-M315E, is an advanced monopropellant formulation developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Rocket Propulsion Division (RQR). ASCENT...
by AFRL PA | May 27, 2020 | Aerospace
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Aerospace Systems Directorate celebrates the tenth anniversary of the X-51A’s longest supersonic combustion ramjet-powered hypersonic flight, May 26, 2020. The flight, which occurred off...
by AFRL PA | Feb 19, 2020 | Aerospace
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, and Masten Space Systems Inc. successfully tested a liquid methane rocket engine, the first of its kind tested at AFRL. AFRL and Masten signed a...
by AFRL PA | Feb 6, 2020 | Aerospace
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Air Force Research Laboratory engineer Dr. Douglas Talley was recently recognized for an exceptional career in rocket engine research. Talley was honored by the Joint Army-Navy-NASA-Air Force Liquid Propulsion subcommittee with the...
by AFRL PA | Oct 24, 2019 | Aerospace
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Air Force Research Laboratory has successfully tested a state-of-the-art rocket engine preburner to elevate the U.S. technology base for high performance oxygen-rich staged combustion. The preburner was designed, developed, and...
