Air Force Research Lab - AFRL

The future arrives fast. To WIN IT, AFRL is evolving even faster. We’re launching our most significant redesign in 30 years to accelerate the delivery of war-winning systems. Read the official announcement: go.mil/afrlredesign @usairforce | @USSpaceForce | @HQ_AFMC

Apply today: afresearchlab.com/apop-propulsio…

Impressed by AFRL's 17th annual APOP event last week? Then it's time to start looking into next year's challenge and how you can take part. Learn how to apply and what to expect before the May 31st deadline via our link in the comments. #AFResearchLab | #AFLCMC | #AFMC | #APOP

It's our home. This Earth Day, see our planet as our Artemis II astronauts saw it with these new images from the mission.

Join us in congratulating #AFRL’s own Dr. Sukrith Dev on being named the @usairforce's 2025 Laboratory Scientist for the third quarter! This honor is bestowed to those whose research advances the capabilities of the @DeptofWar - and he did just that via the field of #photonics.

Happy Earth Day! How will you celebrate today? Read-Alouds: buff.ly/YN1sCLJ Crafts & Activities: buff.ly/5C8lkVQ Free Activities: buff.ly/GToNdlC Lesson Plans: buff.ly/h36dd43

🗣️ REGISTRATION CLOSES TODAY: @AFResearchLab Strategic Priorities Exchange on May 13 at WPAFB! ⚠️ Space is limited; valid SECRET clearance & U.S. citizenship required for all attendees. 🔗 Register: sam.gov/workspace/cont…

On this day in 1912, Harriet Quimby—the first American woman to earn a pilot's license—became the first woman to fly solo across the English Channel. More: s.si.edu/3vL3YFR 📷: @librarycongress

#AFRL's 17th Aerospace Propulsion Outreach Program (APOP) event is kicking off at 12 PM ET today! Swing by the @AFmuseum before 3 PM to visit the 21 university teams taking part and see their innovative solutions to current turbine engines via small gas turbine engines. #APOP

🚀 Visit us at @AFResearchLab booth (#103, Broadmoor Hall) this week at Space Symposium 2026! As the @USSpaceForce innovation arm, we’re driving $1.46B in contracts to rapidly transition tech to mission use. Explore how we’re advancing space innovation. 💫 spacesymposim.org

Artemis II astronauts have traveled 252,756 miles from Earth, flown around the Moon, and observed the lunar surface like never before. Now, they’re coming home. 🌎 Watch the crew splash down on Friday, April 10, around 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11). nasa.gov/ways-to-watch/

The application period for next year’s AFRL’s Aerospace Propulsion Outreach Program (APOP) is open until May 31st!✍️ Check out how to apply and what’s needed to do so via the attached documents.⬇️⬇️⬇️ #AFResearchLab | #AFRLAPOP | #AFRLInnovates | #USAirForce

✈️"If we don’t innovate faster than them, we lose our advantage. This group is critical in making sure that doesn't happen,” said @SecAFofficial during a recent visit to AFMC. Details: afmc.af.mil/News/Article-D… #USAF #acquistion

Our Aerospace Propulsion Outreach Program (APOP) is holding its 17th annual conference poster session at the @nmusaf on April 17th – and you’re not going to want to fly by this one. Stay tuned for updates on the event including live coverage the day itself. #AFRLAPOP #APOP26

Signal acquired! 📡 Engineers at @NASAJPL have confirmed that the Orion spacecraft is communicating with the Deep Space Network. For the first time in over 50 years, we’re receiving a signal from a spacecraft carrying humans toward the Moon.

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We're going around the Moon. Come watch with us. Artemis II's four-astronaut crew is lifting off from @NASAKennedy on an approximately 10-day mission that will bring us closer to living on the Moon and Mars. The launch window opens at 6:24pm ET (2224 UTC). twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

The SLS rocket is waiting on the launch pad and the Artemis II crew is ready to go. Now it's time to launch four astronauts on a mission around the Moon! Launch of Artemis II is scheduled for tonight at 6:24 pm ET. Learn more about the mission: s.si.edu/4m2scRE

✈️It was an honor to host USecAF Matt Lohmeier this week to highlight our critical AFMC missions and people! From cradle-to-grave, AFMC delivers advanced capabilities to ensure we remain the world’s most powerful @usairforce. afmc.af.mil/News/Article-D… #readiness #USECAF #USAF

Senior enlisted leaders emphasized to lawmakers that quality of life is a readiness issue, citing challenges in housing, childcare & healthcare. dvidshub.net/r/dk92kc