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Kitty Hawk demonstrates eVTOL aircraft Heaviside’s automated and remote flight capabilities. Credit: Kitty Hawk

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Lt. Col. Nathan Maertens, aerospace physiology division chief in the 711th Human Performance Wing, speaks with Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General, and Lt. Gen. Mark Ediger (ret.), inside research altitude chamber three following a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 27 hosted by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711 HPW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Eldridge)

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Lt. Col. Nathan Maertens, aerospace physiology division chief in the 711th Human Performance Wing, describes a decompression demonstration in research altitude chamber one following a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 27 hosted by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711 HPW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Eldridge)

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Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General, watches a decompression demonstration through a window of research altitude chamber one following a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 27 hosted by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711 HPW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Eldridge)

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Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General, cuts the ribbon with Air Force Research Laboratory Commander Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle and 711th Human Performance Wing Acting Director Darrell Phillipson, during a ceremony May 27 signifying the opening of the research altitude chambers in AFRL. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Eldridge)

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Research altitude chamber four was on display following a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 27 hosted by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing. This chamber is used for rapid decompressions on small equipment such as small electronics like cell phones, to medical supplies and or equipment, computers, or any other small equipment needed to be taken up to altitude to ensure durability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Eldridge)

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Research altitude chamber three was on display following a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 27 hosted by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing. One of four chambers, this chamber is utilized to perform rapid decompressions as quickly as .04 seconds with qualified research participants up to 60,000 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Eldridge)

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From left to right, AFRL Vice Commander Col. Paul Henderson, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Chief Scientist Dr. Richard Vaia, and Deputy Director Col. Michael Warner cut the ribbon to open the renovated Materials Characterization Facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Spencer Deer)

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Collaborative Small Diameter Bombs (CSDBs) are carried on the wing of an F-16 fighter from the Air Force Test Center’s 96th Test Wing at Eglin AFB Feb. 19, 2021 during the second flight test of collaborative weapon technologies. Six of the bombs were dropped from two 96TW aircraft during the third and final flight demonstration of the Air Force Golden Horde Vanguard May 25. (Courtesy photo)

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Following the ribbon cutting ceremony May 20 for a new Air Force Research Laboratory facility at Kirtland AFB, N.M., AFRL Commander Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle speaks with guests Synthia Jaramillo, Albuquerque Director of Economic Development; Jason Jarvis representing U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich; Matt Miller representing U.S. Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez; and Angelo Champion representing U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan, while Sherman McCorkle CEO and founder of the Kirtland Partnership Committee looks on. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jenna Bigham)

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The Air Force Research Laboratory held a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the Space Warfighting Operations Research and Development laboratory May 20 at Kirtland AFB, N.M. Left to right: April Fitzner, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Mark Roverse, AFRL Spacecraft Technology Division chief; Col. Eric Felt, AFRL Space Vehicles director; Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, AFRL commander; Maj. Katrina Johns, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Brian Engberg, AFRL Space Control Branch chief, and Bradley Rieck, AFRL senior facility engineer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jenna Bigham)

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Air Force Research Laboratory Commander Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle presents the AFRL coin to Bradley Rieck, AFRL senior facility engineer, at the Space Warfighting Operations Research and Development laboratory ribbon cutting ceremony, held May 20 at Kirtland AFB, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jenna Bigham)

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Air Force Research Laboratory engineer Evelyn Kent holds her Space Test Fundamentals course diploma with the AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate headquarters at Kirtland AFB, N.M in the background. Kent graduated from the inaugural space test course earlier this year. (Courtesy photo)

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Air Force Research Laboratory Space Test Fundamentals course graduate Evelyn Kent gets ready for one of her course highlights – a glider ride. Kent is a member of the small cadre that graduated from the first STF course, which was held at the U.S. Air Force’s Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB, California. She is taking along the “Fly Like a Girl” patch to be given to girls in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). (Courtesy photo)

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Air Force operators and engineers assess the BETA Technologies ALIA flight simulator. (Photo courtesy BETA Technologies)

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ALIA flew its first interstate flight, and BETA set a new record for range and altitude in ALIA of 130 nautical miles and 8,000 feet respectively. (Photo courtesy of BETA Technologies)

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LIFT Aircraft’s “Hexa” electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft flies into the University of Texas at Austin football stadium for a live demonstration of this AFWERX Agility Prime collaboration during the April 9 event. (Photo courtesy of Joint Requirements Oversight Council)

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After a landing in the University of Texas at Austin football stadium, LIFT Aircraft’s Flight Development Engineer and Chief Pilot, Jace McCown, explains to Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. John E. Hyten, how to operate LIFT’s “Hexa” electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. (Photo courtesy of Joint Requirements Oversight Council)

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Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. John E. Hyten speaks during the Joint Requirements Oversight Council’s visit to Austin, Texas April 9 for an event showcasing commercial and military collaboration, including the Air Force Research Laboratory’s AFWERX program. (Photo courtesy of Joint Requirements Oversight Council)

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Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. John E. Hyten speaks during the Joint Requirements Oversight Council’s visit to Austin, Texas April 9 for an event showcasing commercial and military collaboration, including the Air Force Research Laboratory’s AFWERX program. (Photo courtesy of Joint Requirements Oversight Council)

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