by AFRL PA | Apr 21, 2022 | News, Space
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) — The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Space Vehicles Directorate is developing a new “green energy” fuel cell technology, that will allow thruster equipped spacecraft to convert chemical energy in its bipropellant into...
by AFRL PA | Jun 17, 2021 | Human Performance, Success Stories
What is the RAC? The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Research Altitude Chambers (RAC), managed by the lab’s 711th Human Performance Wing, are a family of four computer-controlled altitude chambers where researchers can perform a variety of studies to ensure the...
by AFRL PA | Apr 20, 2021 | Podcast
In this episode of the Lab Life podcast, we talk to Kevin Schmidt, a mountain climbing researcher looking into how oxygen deprivation effects your cognitive functions at altitude.
by AFRL PA | Apr 19, 2021 | 100 Years, Success Stories
Flying at altitudes over 25,000 feet allows aircraft to fly above turbulence and enables engines to perform more efficiently, as airframes move through the atmosphere with much less resistance than found in lower altitudes. For a century, the Air Force Research...
by AFRL PA | Feb 19, 2020 | Aerospace
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, and Masten Space Systems Inc. successfully tested a liquid methane rocket engine, the first of its kind tested at AFRL. AFRL and Masten signed a...
