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...
by AFRL PA | Jun 21, 2019 | News, Space
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Air Force Research Laboratory engineers have completed the final assembly and integration of the Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) spacecraft in preparation for its placement on the first-ever Department of Defense SpaceX...
by AFRL PA | Jun 17, 2019 | Press Releases
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator, a low-cost unmanned air vehicle, successfully completed all test objectives during a 71-minute flight on June 11, 2019, at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona. The test marked the second successful...
by AFRL PA | Jun 11, 2019 | Munitions, Success Stories
AFRL continues to make an undeniable impact on our nation’s warfighting capabilities by developing critical technologies and rapidly delivering them to the warfighter at reduced costs. The BLU-137/B penetrating munition will enter into production this year; thus...
