by AFRL PA | Oct 7, 2020 | News, Space
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...
by AFRL PA | Sep 3, 2020 | Aerospace, Success Stories
What is a Preburner? A preburner is the heart of a staged combustion liquid rocket engine, harnessing the energy to power the other engine subsystems. The Air Force Research Laboratory successfully completed testing of a next-generation rocket preburner as a part of...
by AFRL PA | May 15, 2020 | News, Space
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — The Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) spacecraft continues its scientific investigations despite the COVID-19 pandemic that has impacted every aspect of life around the world. DSX...
by AFRL PA | Jan 9, 2020 | News, Space
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Air Force Research Laboratory and ABL Space Systems are collaborating to develop and test rocket propulsion elements for use in launch vehicles thanks to a 3-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) both...
by AFRL PA | Dec 4, 2019 | News, Space
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — A satellite developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory to measure low frequency waves in the magnetosphere will launch Dec. 4 to the International Space Station. The AFRL satellite being launched from Cape Canaveral is called...
