Photo by Gregory R Gerken | Air Force Research Laboratory | 12.04.2024
The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, launched the Space Power InfraRed Regulation and Analysis of Lifetime, or SPIRRAL, experiment, Nov. 4, 2024. SPIRRAL, flown by AFRL through the DOD Space Test Program, will characterize the performance of Variable Emissivity Materials, or VEMs, an approach toward solving thermal challenges for space vehicles while on-orbit....
Photo by Keith C Lewis | Air Force Research Laboratory | 11.12.2024
Air Force Research Laboratory, pr AFRL, Public Affairs Specialist Kenneth McNulty conducts background research for a project using NIPRGPT, a large language model generative artificial intelligence tool developed by AFRL in conjunction with other DAF partners. NIPRGPT was created to allow employees at the Department of the Air Force to experiment responsibly with time-saving tools with proper......
Photo by Gail L Forbes | Air Force Research Laboratory | 09.09.2024
An artistic rendering depicts the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL’s, Navigation Technology Satellite-3, or NTS-3, in simulated geosynchronous orbit. NTS-3, an experimental platform designed to demonstrate technologies to increase resiliency, robustness and reprogrammability of Position, Navigation, and Timing functionality in space, will be on display at AFRL’s “Engine to......
Photo by Albert P Santacroce | Air Force Research Laboratory | 05.15.2024
DAF senior leaders are focused on maximizing competitive advantage, recognizing that Airmen and Guardians need advanced technologies at the speed of relevance. To that end, the DAF is launching NIPRGPT, an experimental bridge to leverage GenAI on the Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network while continuing to explore maturing industry solutions. AFRL NIPRGPT creator Collen Roller is......
Courtesy Photo | Air Force Research Laboratory | 04.02.2024
Aloha Explorations uses an 11-inch Celestron telescope, also known as the Aloha Telescope, to provide students in grades K-12 the ability to view live images from their classrooms and remotely control the telescope via an internet connection. Most of the telescopes at the AMOS site are positioned at 10,000 feet on the summit of the dormant volcano Haleakala and are used for research and......
Courtesy Photo | Air Force Research Laboratory | 04.02.2024
Representatives from AFRL, Georgia Tech, University of Hawaii, Schafer, Boeing and volunteer scientists gather around the Aloha Explorations outreach telescope for an opening ceremony and dedication of at the AFRL Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing site, August 6, 2013. From the annual conference, a team of volunteer scientists, some from NASA and some from AFRL, physically lift the......
Courtesy Photo | Air Force Research Laboratory | 04.02.2024
At the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing site located at Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, the 11-inch diameter telescope in its clam-shell dome donated for science, technology, engineering and math outreach. From the annual conference, a team of volunteer scientists, some from NASA and some from AFRL, physically lift the dome for transport to the dedicated AFRL site. (U.S. Air Force photo /......
Courtesy Photo | Air Force Research Laboratory | 04.02.2024
A live image from AllSkyImage, the software used for the Aloha Telescope showing clear skies over Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, May 5, 2017. The telescope in Maui was accessed during school hours to allow Georgia teachers and students the opportunity to experience real-time views of the night sky right from their classrooms during the daytime via internet connection. (Courtesy photo / James Sowell)...
