Who are known as subject matter experts (SMEs) in the areas of nanomaterials, thermites, and energetics formulation?
Who are known as subject matter experts (SMEs) in the areas of nanomaterials, thermites, and energetics formulation?
Advanced Materials
Traditional materials and processes for science, engineering, and technologies in the context of defense systems and military applications.
Recent Inquiries
What are the manufacturing methods and challenges associated with space propulsion technology?
What are the manufacturing methods and challenges associated with space propulsion technology?
What U.S. Department of Defense methods implement laboratory test data into machine-learning algorithms to predict material properties?
What U.S. Department of Defense methods implement laboratory test data into machine-learning algorithms to predict material properties?
Articles
The Big Drop
Beside a 50-foot-deep pool, a 300-foot metal tower rises into the air at Sandia New Mexico. Cables and a vertical guided trolley attached to the tower allow personnel to hoist objects to varying heights so…
Shape-Shifting Antenna Poised to Transform Communications
By leveraging cutting-edge additive manufacturing techniques and shape memory alloys, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have created an antenna that can change its shape based on its temperature….
Revolutionizing Space-Based Thermal Systems: AFRL’s SPIRRAL Launch on SPX-31
KIRTLAND AFB, N.M. (AFRL) – 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…
Webinars
Digital Twin Research and Development for a Metal Additive Manufacturing Process
A laser-based metal additive manufacturing process offers lower heat input; thus leading to less base metal distortion compared to traditional welding processes. Digital twin (DT) is a critical technology, as it gives insights into many…
Antenna Systems for Space Applications at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Antenna developments for space applications have a long history at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Starting from the 1970s, Voyager; Galileo; Cassini; the Shutter Radar Topography mission; and, more recently,…
Launch Site Selection Using Inland Commercial Spaceports for Constellation Deployment
As nontraditional, inland spaceports start to become operational, there is a need to understand the viability of deploying satellite constellations from these potential commercial offerings for launching. This work investigates how utilizing a small launch…
Events
SpaceCom
SpaceCom | Space Congress exclusively draws participation from the industry leaders and organizations with the power to drive new space strategies, fuel forward progress, signal demand for continued innovation, inform policy, and institute a sustainable…
2025 Space Technologies Independent Research & Development (IR&D) Technology Interchange Meeting
During the week of 24-28 March 2025, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), on behalf of the DoD Space Community of Interest (COI), will host a virtual technology interchange meeting (TIM) with industry partners invested…
2025 National Fire Control Symposium
The National Fire Control Symposium (NFCS) is a tri-service supported event with technical program lead advisory rotating among the services. The U.S. Navy will provide lead technical advisorship for the March 2025 event in its…