Virgin Galactic and the Air Force Research Laboratory Enter Agreement to Advance Space Weather Science

For best results when printing this announcement, please click on link below: Virgin Galactic and the Air Force Research Laboratory Enter Agreement to Advance Space Weather Science 24-month research agreement with the AFRL's Space Warfare Directorate will evaluate Virgin Galactic’s next-generation spaceship as a platform for capturing space weather data Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE), a leader in commercial spaceflight and advanced aerospace technology, today announced a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Space Warfare Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico — the Department of the Air Force's primary organization for space environment research and technology development.

The 24-month agreement will explore the use of Virgin Galactic's next-generation Spaceship to capture space weather data and accelerate understanding of its effects on space-based infrastructure. Under the agreement, researchers will evaluate the integration of sensor systems with Virgin Galactic’s next-generation Spaceship to collect space weather data during flight. “We are pleased to support the Air Force Research Laboratory with important data gathered from our new Spaceships, which have been created with flexibility to enable a wide array of research and data acquisition services,” said Michael Colglazier, Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Galactic. ” Dr.

Shaun Ard, Senior Research Chemist at AFRL, added: “Understanding space weather dynamics in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT) depends on consistent, high-quality observational data, which has remained limited at scale. ” Virgin Galactic signed a similar CRADA with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in December 2025. Under that agreement, Virgin Galactic and LLNL are assessing the use of sensor systems aboard Virgin Galactic’s launch vehicle with the aim of gathering data and accelerating the development of next-generation high-altitude image-capture capabilities.

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You can find more information at About the AFRL Space Warfare Directorate The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is the Department of the Air Force’s primary scientific research and development center and one of six centers within Air Force Materiel Command. AFRL leads the discovery, development and delivery of technologies for air, space and the multidomain. With a workforce spanning seven mission areas at more than 40 locations worldwide, AFRL conducts research ranging from basic science to advanced technology development.

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