Green Propellant Infusion Mission to test AFRL-developed green propellant

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...

AFRL recognizes Aerospace Systems members’ exceptional accomplishments

by AFRL PA | Jun 10, 2019 | AEROSPACE

DAYTON, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate hosted the directorate’s 7th annual awards luncheon Jan. 24 at the Schuster Center in Dayton to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of their members. The theme of the event was “Da...

AFRL green monopropellant licensed to Nevada small business

by AFRL PA | Jan 25, 2019 | AEROSPACE

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A recently signed Air Force Research Laboratory patent licensing agreement will enable commercialization of a green alternative to hydrazine for spacecraft propulsion. The AFRL Aerospace Systems Directorate has signed a patent license...

New method gives AFRL first look at super cold carbon molecules

by AFRL PA | Jan 7, 2019 | AEROSPACE

Science just got a little cooler in the Air Force Research Laboratory. Using a helium droplet method that chills molecular species to nearly absolute zero, researchers in the Aerospace Systems Directorate’s Turbine Engine Division are able see carbon clusters,...