SPACE
From rocket engines and alternative fuels to unmanned vehicles and hypersonic systems, we're pioneering aerospace technologies that help the United States Air and Space Forces soar higher, faster and more efficiently.
ONE AFRL – TWO SERVICES
AFRL stands ready to solve the most complex space problems by developing and delivering technology from satellites to rocket fuel and beyond. Our one AFRL team will create solutions for the United States Space Force to ensure continued space superiority for decades to come.
Success Stories
Advanced Spacecraft Energetic Non-Toxic (ASCENT) Propellant
AN ADVANCED MONOPROPELLANT FORMULATION ASCENT (Advanced Spacecraft Energetic Non-Toxic) propellant, formerly known as...
NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY SATELLITE – 3 (NTS-3)
VANGUARD: SOLUTIONS TO 21ST CENTURY THREATS AGAINST GPS THE NTS-3 DEMONSTRATION RELIES ON THREE MUTUALLY-INTERDEPENDENT...
DEMONSTRATION AND SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS (DSX) SATELLITE
Description of Technology Launched on June 25, 2019, the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate’s...
EAGLE – Satellite Space Experiment
EAGLE, short for Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) Augmented Geosynchronous...
Roll-Out Solar Arrays (ROSA)
Our Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) uses stored strain-energy in composite slit-tube booms to deploy a flexible blanket array,...
Space Situational Awareness
Freedom to maneuver in space is critical to meeting the United States Air Force’s mission to fly, fight, and win in air, space...
