Dec. 13, 2021 DAF declares Hack-A-Sat Challenge winners, aims to reduce space vulnerability WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Department of the Air Force, along with the security research community, publicly announced the 2021 winners of its second annual Hack-A-Sat 2 space security challenge final event December 12. Brig. Gen. John M. Olson, call sign “Sprocket,” is the
Dec. 10, 2021 AFRL hosts exercise to test search and rescue technology in extreme climates WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – A team of Air Force Research Laboratory researchers recently hosted a Polar Operations exercise to test Search and Rescue (SAR) technology in extreme climates.“The goal of this exercise was to collaborate with international partners to evaluate new
Dec. 7, 2021 WARTECH 2.0 Summit expands transformational potential WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – Air Force senior leaders approved four transformational capability topics for continued consideration as Air Force Vanguard prospects at the WARTECH 2.0 Summit. The WARTECH Summit, held annually in July the past two years, focuses on successfully
Dec. 7, 2021 AFRL celebrates launch of small-sat Ascent to GEO space KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) - The Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate small satellite named Ascent was launched Dec. 7 from Cape Canaveral, Florida as part of the U.S. Space Force’s Space Test Program-3 mission, aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket. Ascent
Dec. 2, 2021 AFRL opens state-of-the-art digital Space Legacy Portal exhibit KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO (AFRL) - With a video of the historic 1969 Apollo 11 launch shown on the nearly two-story screen behind him, Dr. Darren Raspa, the Air Force Research Laboratory Phillips Research Site historian, welcomed guests and colleagues to the grand opening of the AFRL Space
Nov. 30, 2021 AFRL’s drone killer, THOR wins Popular Science “Best of” award The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is celebrating the success of its counter drone weapon, the Tactical High-power Operational Responder (THOR), after being named the Popular Science “Best of What’s New” in the security category.
Nov. 24, 2021 Air Force Research Lab working to develop future workforce Ensuring a steady supply of technical and scientific expertise for American industry and innovation has been a national priority since about 1957 when the Soviet Union launched its first Sputnik. Today, however, with the increasingly rapid pace of high technology, the need to attract young people to
Nov. 24, 2021 Air Force Research Lab uses Small Business Innovation Research,Title III programs to mitigate supply chain problems Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III programs at Wright-Patterson’s Air Force Research Laboratory have recently resulted in a huge success for two American, family-owned businesses: Minnesota Wire and Conductive Composites. An unanticipated additional
Nov. 23, 2021 AFRL selects 10 universities for prestigious satellite program KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) - The Air Force Research Laboratory’s University Nanosatellite Program (UNP) has selected 10 universities to participate in the upcoming 2-year partnership to design, fabricate and test small satellites.At the recent Flight Selection Review for the program’s
Nov. 22, 2021 AFRL collaborates with Magdalena Ridge Observatory to further space exploration KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) - New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMT) astronomers are one-step closer to having their own high-powered window to space and the universe, after receiving congressional funding for the Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer (MROI). The