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    Air Force Research Laboratory breaks ground on new laboratory

    Air Force Research Laboratory breaks ground on new laboratory

    Photo By Senior Airman Elijah Chevalier | Brian Engberg, Air Force Research Laboratory Space Control Technologies Branch chief,...... read more read more

    KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO, UNITED STATES

    06.06.2019

    Story by Senior Airman Elijah Chevalier 

    377th Air Base Wing

    KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Construction officially began on the Space Control Laboratory after a groundbreaking ceremony here, June 6, 2019.

    The 26,000 square foot laboratory will be ran by the Air Force Research Laboratory.

    “I’m super excited about the building, I’m super excited about the team and I’m really excited about the mission that this enables,” said Col. Eric Felt, AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate director. “We are super excited to get going on this building and to keep looking after our nation’s technology needs for many years to come.”

    The new laboratory will study space warfighting technology, and contain specialized labs and equipment.

    “We are really looking forward to having sufficient amount of space in order to collaborate with our industrial partners, our international partners and partners within the government that we have many projects that we are collaborating on,” said Brian Engberg, AFRL Space Control Technologies Branch chief. “This facility will be a great step forward in being able to bring us all together.”

    Currently, the laboratory is scheduled to be completed in July of next year.

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    Date Taken: 06.06.2019
    Date Posted: 06.06.2019 15:46
    Story ID: 325827
    Location: KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO, US

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