Naval Research Laboratory Story Archive
Ion Tiger Fuel Cell Unmanned Air Vehicle Sets Flight Endurance Record (8 December 2009)
The Naval Research Laboratory's Ion Tiger, a hydrogen-powered fuel cell unmanned air vehicle (UAV), flew 26 hours and 1 minute, Nov. 16-17, carrying a 5-pound payload, setting another unofficial flight endurance record for a fuel-cell powered flight.
Joint DoD Facility Creates Mini Ionosphere (27 February 2010)
At a facility in a remote part of south-central Alaska, the largest radio transmitter on Earth sends high-frequency signals into the ionosphere to better understand the influence of charged particles on radio communications and satellite surveillance systems.
Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) ranked 16th among 90 U.S. and international institutions as the best places to work for post-doctoral candidates according to a survey released in the March issue of The Scientist magazine.
Father of GPS and Pioneer of Satellite Telemetry and Timing Inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame (2 April 2010)
The father of global positioning satellites (GPS) and pioneer of Satellite Telemetry and Timing inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in Washington D.C. March 31.
NRL Breaks Ground for Autonomous Systems Research Laboratory (8 April 2010)
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) held a groundbreaking ceremony April 8 to mark the start of construction on a major new facility called the Autonomous Systems Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C.
USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25), christened June 26, is the second ship in U.S. Navy history to honor a Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) scientist for contributions made to naval and civilian scientific research.
First Director of Autonomous Systems Research Laboratory Named (23 September 2010)
The director of the Naval Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), has been appointed as the first director of the Autonomous Systems Research Laboratory (ASRL).
NRL Launches Nano-Satellite Experimental Platforms (17 December 2010)
Two Naval Research Laboratory Naval Center for Space Technology designed and built nano-satellites were launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Dec. 8, as secondary payloads on a Space Exploration (SpaceX) Technologies, Inc., Falcon 9 launch vehicle.
Navy Scientists Elevate Warfighter Readiness Against Invisible Threats (11 February 2011)
A U.S. Naval Research Laboratory research team overcame limitations of early detection and identification of trace level chemical and biological agents and explosive compounds, critical to rapid reaction, response, and survivability of the modern warfighter, Feb. 10.
NRL Set to Launch Experimental TacSat-4 Spacecraft (30 August 2011)
The Naval Research Laboratory announced Aug. 30 that its Tactical Satellite IV (TacSat-4) is scheduled to launch from the Alaska Aerospace Corporation's Kodiak Launch Complex Sept. 27 aboard an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur-IV+ launch vehicle.
NRL Opens Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research (16 March 2012)
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) celebrated the opening of its Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research (LASR), during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Washington March 16.
White House S&T Advisor Opens Navy Autonomy Laboratory (16 March 2012)
The science and technology advisor to President Barack Obama provides opening remarks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony dedicating the Navy's premier Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research (LASR), March 16.
Naval Research Laboratory Space Scientist Honored (4 February 2013)
A Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) scientist received the 2011 National Medal of Technology and Innovation in a Feb. 1 ceremony at the White House.
NRL's CT-Analyst Supports Presidential Inauguration (24 April 2013)
The Naval Research Laboratory supported both the 2009 and 2013 Presidential Inaugurations with a technology called CT-Analyst, developed by researchers in the Laboratory for Computational Physics and Fluid Dynamics.
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