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Reusable Booster Systems pave the way to low-cost space access, and incorporating boostback technology into an RBS in order to reduce vehicle turnaround and launch prep further advances this goal. Wind tunnel testing of AFRL's boostback test article (pictured as a schlieren image) took place in the Arnold Engineering Development Center's [Theodore] von Karman Facility Tunnel A.


Space Access Capability Boosted by Wind Tunnel Test Success

Reusable Booster Systems pave the way to low-cost space access, and incorporating boostback technology into an RBS in order to reduce vehicle turnaround and launch prep further advances this goal. Wind tunnel testing of AFRL's boostback test article (pictured as a schlieren image) took place in the Arnold Engineering Development Center's [Theodore] von Karman Facility Tunnel A.

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Capt. Kevin Divers of 1st Aerospace Medical Squadron demonstrates the fit of the Atenuating Customized Communications Earpiece System ( A.C.C.E.S.).(U.S. Air Force Photo Illustration/Senior Airman DeLicha E. Germany)
Left to right: Dr. Gene Siegel, Dr. Michael Snure, and Dr. Stefan Badescu conduct their research of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), a ceramic material that may vastly improve the electronics used by the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ted Pitts)
Researchers at the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, have developed a novel, lightweight artificial hair sensor that mimics those used by natural fliers—like bats and crickets—by using carbon nanotube forests grown inside glass fiber capillaries. The hairs are sensitive to air flow changes during flight, enabling quick analysis and response by agile fliers. (Air Force courtesy photo).
A maintainer removes an air inlet on the underside of the wing of a C-5M Super Galaxy Transport Aircraft during a periodic maintenance cycle. The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Advanced Power Technology Office is in the process of testing a new, lightweight composite RAM Air Inlet system that is intended to replace legacy air inlets, mitigating corrosion issues while providing a lightweight, cost-effective solution to help maintain the fleet. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Advanced Power Technology Office is testing a new, lightweight composite RAM Air Inlet system (right) for the C-5M Super Galaxy Transport Aircraft. The new part is intended to replace legacy air inlets, mitigating corrosion issues while providing a lightweight, cost-effective solution to help maintain the fleet. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
The RAM Air Inlet is located beneath the wing of an aircraft where it takes in outside air to feed cooling systems during flight. The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Advanced Power Technology Office is in the process of testing a new, lightweight composite RAM Air Inlet system for the C-5M Super Galaxy Transport Aircraft intended to replace legacy air inlets, providing a lightweight, cost-effective alternative to maintain the fleet. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
Tech. Sgt. Dominique Brown, the Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of Aerospace Toxicology in the 711th Human Performance Wing, was awarded NCOIC of the Year at the Air Force Sergeants Association Division 1 Annual Convention and Reunion at the Hope Hotel & Richard C. Holbrooke Conference Center March 25. She moves on in the competition and will complete against six other divisions in Reno, Nevada, July 22-25. (U.S. Air Force photo / contributed)
Dr. Abigail Juhl, a researcher in the functional materials branch,experiments with her daughter in the STEM outreach area during the inaugural Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Open House, April 7. More than 200 guests, family members and friends participated in the directorate's inaugural Open House event, held in celebration of its 100 year anniversary this year. (U.S. Air Force photo/David Dixon) EDITOR'S NOTE: Parental Minor Release signed 12 April 2017
Capt. Nathaniel Opie (center) and Manny Gonzales (right) instruct visitors at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Open House on basic aerodynamics and flight. More than 200 guests, family members and friends of the laboratory participated in the inaugural Open House event, held in celebration of its 100 year anniversary this year. (U.S. Air Force photo/David Dixon) EDITOR'S NOTE: Parental Minor Release signed 12 April 2017
A budding scientist explores some research tools on display during the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Open House, April 7. More than 200 guests, family members and friends of the laboratory participated in the inaugural Open House event, held in celebration of its 100 year anniversary this year. (U.S. Air Force photo/David Dixon) EDITOR'S NOTE: Parental Minor Release signed 12 April 2017
Dr. Christopher Tabor discusses potential applications of liquid metal alloys during the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Open House, April 7. More than 200 guests, family members and friends of the laboratory participated in the inaugural Open House event, held in celebration of its 100 year anniversary this year. (U.S. Air Force photo/David Dixon)
A team of researchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (AFRL/RX), Griffith University, and Australian Synchrotron Facility are pictured in the Soft X-Ray Spectroscopy laboratory. The visit was part of research conducted under a Material Transfer Agreement between AFRL/RX and Griffith University. Pictured in the photo from left to right are: Mojtaba Amjadi Pour (QUT student), Tyson Back (AFRL contractor, Surface Scientist), Francesca Iacopi (former professor at Griffith University, currently at Univeristy of Technolgy Sydney) Patrick Soukiassian (long-time collaborator from CEA-Saclay, Synchrotron Expert), John Boeckl (AFRL/RX), and Anton Tadich (Australian Synchrotron, Beamline Scientist). (U.S. Air Force Photo)