AFRL breaks ground on new FORTRESS space lab

by Patrick Londergan | Nov 18, 2022 | News, Space

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) — The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, held a ground-breaking ceremony, Nov. 16, 2022, beginning construction on the Facility for Radiation Tolerance Research on Electronics for Space and Strategic Systems, or...

AFRL encourages public sector collaboration, insight at New Mexico Cyber and Space Symposium

by Patrick Londergan | Nov 17, 2022 | News, Space

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, in partnership with Deloitte and Central New Mexico Community College held the New Mexico Cyber and Space Symposium in Albuquerque, Oct. 12-14, 2022, with more than 150 attendees from...

AFRL awards contract for pioneering spacecraft in region of Moon

by Patrick Londergan | Nov 14, 2022 | News, Space

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a $72 million contract to Advanced Space LLC to demonstrate space situational awareness, object detection and tracking in the region of the Moon, supporting a resurgence of interest in...

Project FIERCE fuels the future of synthetic jet fuel generation

by Patrick Londergan | Nov 8, 2022 | Aerospace

Editor’s note: Maj. Nicole Pearl was a Blue Horizons Fellow in 2021 who served as co-lead on Project FIERCE. She is now an innovative solutions strategist at Air Force Futures. WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) — Jet fuel relies on a complex network of...

AFRL Innovation Awards recognize excellence in tech transfer

by Patrick Londergan | Nov 8, 2022 | News, Space

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Directed Energy and Space Vehicles Directorates held their 2022 Innovation Awards ceremony in Albuquerque, Oct. 20, 2022, marking the fifth annual recognition of AFRL inventors and partners in...