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Jan. 29, 2024
3rd annual AFRL Cyber, Space Summit draws increased participation in New Mexico

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, hosted its third annual New Mexico Cyber and Space Summit in Albuquerque last fall. Attendees included military and professionals from the Department of Defense, private and commercial industries, the intelligence community and academia. The summit aimed
June 19, 2023
AFRL scientist among AFIMSC 2023 Innovation Rodeo finalists

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center announced finalists today for the 2023 AFIMSC Innovation Rodeo.
May 9, 2023
AFRL, University of Arizona foster collaboration at tech collider event

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, held the University Tech Collider Working Group at the Rotunda at Science and Technology Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 13-14, 2023. The event was hosted in partnership with New Mexico Tech, the Southwest Innovation Alliance and the University of
Nov. 18, 2022
AFRL breaks ground on new FORTRESS space lab

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 FORTRESS, a 6,200-square-foot, $4.5 million facility, located adjacent to the AFRL
Nov. 8, 2022
AFRL Innovation Awards recognize excellence in tech transfer

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 technology transfer.
Oct. 31, 2022
AFRL celebrates unified science and technology enterprise

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, recognized the 25th anniversary of one AFRL at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 28, 2022, with a celebration led by AFRL Commander Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle and Chief Master Sgt. James “Bill” Fitch, AFRL command chief. The event honored the
Aug. 25, 2022
AFRL partners with NASA, academia, industry on spacecraft flight experiment

The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate in collaboration with the Georgia Tech Research Institute, or GTRI, NASA and DuPont de Nemours, Inc., has a brand-new spacecraft materials experiment flying on the International Space Station.
Aug. 24, 2022
AFRL's Oscillating Heat Pipes are even cooler in space

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, has released the results from its Advanced Structurally Embedded Thermal Spreader Two, or ASETS-II. The AFRL experiment was 100% effective in testing the most recent version of the revolutionary Oscillating Heat Pipes, or OHPs, and the results of the more
July 6, 2022
AFRL spacecraft Recurve launches on Virgin Orbit Space Force mission

The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate spaceflight experiment Recurve was launched July 2, 2022, from the Mojave Air and Space Port on the Virgin Orbit space system in California.
June 27, 2022
AFRL Space leader commends team, transitions to new role

“I’ll miss the “ah ha” moments,” said Col. Eric Felt, director of the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate, who will depart AFRL for an assignment at the Pentagon in July. Felt became the Space Vehicles director in July 2018 and has a dual-hatted role as commander of AFRL’s