by AFRL PA | Aug 23, 2019 | Aerospace
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Two Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate engineers who exemplify “excellence in all we do” were recently awarded for their outstanding contributions to the Air Force mission. Dr. James Joo and Capt. Dharyl...
by AFRL PA | Aug 12, 2019 | Aerospace
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The United States recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s historic walk on the moon. Project Apollo, led by NASA in the 1960s and 70s, achieved this feat following years of research, development and...
by AFRL PA | Jul 29, 2019 | News, Space
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — A satellite spanning nearly the length of a football field was launched on board a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla., June 25. Described by Elon Musk as the “toughest rocket launch ever,” SpaceX delivered 24...
by AFRL PA | Jul 2, 2019 | Aerospace
ARLINGTON, Va. – NASA’s Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM) launched into space on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket early in the morning of June 25. GPIM will use, for the first time in space, a high-performance, environmentally benign “green” fuel developed by the...
by AFRL PA | Jun 21, 2019 | Aerospace
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, CA – NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, along with co-investigators, including the Air Force Research Laboratory, Ball Aerospace, SpaceX, the Space and Missile Systems Center, and Aerojet, are scheduled to launch Ball’s Green...