by AFRL PA | Sep 9, 2020 | News, Space
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — In its effort to bring the most innovative technology to U.S. warfighters, the Space Vehicles Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) held a competition to select the next set of flight experiments. The Director of...
by AFRL PA | Aug 24, 2020 | Aerospace
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — The Air Force Materiel Command has selected five semifinalists from more than 90 submissions to the command-wide Spark Tank competition. The semifinalists will present their innovative and game-changing ideas to a panel...
by AFRL PA | Jul 10, 2020 | News, Space
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in maturing a technology for fabricating high-efficiency solar...
by AFRL PA | Mar 27, 2020 | Basic Research, Success Stories
What is Space Situational Awareness? Space SituationalAwareness (SSA) is the all-encompassing term for the study, monitoring and mitigation of the Earth’s orbital environment, typically related to satellites. Space and space assets directly affect all critical parts...
