Virgin Galactic, AFRL Reveal Space Weather Study Agreement

new Delta-class spacecraft

AFRL and Virgin Galactic will evaluate space weather sensor positions on the new Delta-class spacecraft, the first of which is pictured undergoing fit checks with the Eve carrier aircraft in September.

Credit: Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have signed an agreement to jointly study the integration of space weather sensors into the spaceflight company’s newly developed Delta-class spaceplane. The 24-month Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with AFRL’s...
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