The agility of AFRL’s centrifuge rests in its interchangeable cockpits. The AFRL-NASA discussion began a few months prior to testing. Engineers from both teams began working to transform the ...
NASA astronaut Douglas Hurley speaks with a NASA engineer just before getting into the Air Force Research Laboratory’s centrifuge. Ten astronauts participated in the testing at Wright-Patterson Air ...
Apr 15, 2026 Apr 15, 2026 Updated Apr 15, 2026 The first astronauts to travel to the moon, and well beyond, since 1972 have returned home — and a research team at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will ...
Texas A&M University is preparing for a new era of space research with the launch of a research centrifuge at the Anthony Wood '87 Artificial Gravity Lab. Set to become one of the most advanced human ...