June 3, 2009 AFRL Propulsion Directorate Edwards site receives new commander The Air Force Research Laboratory Propulsion Directorate Edwards site welcomed its new commander during a change of command ceremony June 1. Col. David Blanks assumed the command from Col. Alexander Giczy. Col. Michael Fabian, AFRL Propulsion Directorate deputy director, officiated the
April 20, 2011 AFRL recommits to safety with signing of VPP agreement Air Force Research Laboratory Detachment 7 leaders and workforce representatives reaffirmed a commitment to cultivate a culture of safety. AFRL Det. 7 commander, Col. Michael Platt, and Mike Huggins, AFRL Space and Missile Propulsion Division chief, met with George Amaya, the base labor union
Jan. 21, 2015 AFRL researcher teams with Nobel Laureate to enable new breed of rocket component materials AFRL scientist Dr. Rusty Blanski recently teamed with Dr. Robert Grubbs, a Nobel Laureate from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to develop a groundbreaking new technology that could reduce erosion in metallic rocket components, reduce production costs, and open the door for the use
April 20, 2024 AFRL researchers pave the way to lighter, faster additively manufactured rocket engines The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Rocket Propulsion Division, recently designed, printed, built and hot fired a first-ever, single-block rocket-engine thrust chamber additively manufactured using a process called laser powder directed energy deposition, or DED. DVIDS link:
July 14, 2010 AFRL test marks return to 'in-house' rocket fuel development The Air Force Research Laboratory at Edwards returned to its core roots with its latest rocket test June 17. The AFRL has tested rockets of all sizes and fuels of all make-ups for years. What makes this test unique is that all components of the test were developed at the laboratory by AFRL
July 21, 2010 AFRL to conduct assumption of command Lt. Col. Michael H. Platt will take command of the Air Force Research Laboratory, Detachment 7, during a formal Air Force assumption of command ceremony July 27, at 1 p.m., at Bldg. 8424.Colonel Platt comes to AFRL from the Defense Technology Security Administration where he served as the military
Feb. 2, 2016 AFRL welcomes two new leaders The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory saw a change in leadership in recent months. Michael Huggins took on the role of chief engineer and technical engineering authority for the Aerospace Directorate for AFRL at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Dr. Shawn Phillips became the chief of the Rocket
Jan. 27, 2010 AFRL, Academy collaborate on space project Cadets from the United States Air Force Academy and members of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Edwards conducted operational testing on the satellite dubbed FalconSAT-5 here Jan. 11 to 22. According to a U.S. Air Force Academy Department of Astronautics press release, the primary mission of the