Phillips Laboratory

Phillips Laboratory was a research and development organization operated by the United States Air Force Materiel Command. In 1997, the Laboratory was merged into the Air Force Research Laboratory as the Space Vehicles and Directed Energy Directorates. It was located at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Phillips Laboratory
Emblem of the Phillips Laboratory
Active	1990–October 1997
Country	United States
Branch	Air Force
Role	Research and development
Part of	Air Force Systems Command (1990-1992) Air Force Materiel Command (1992-1997)
Garrison/HQ	Kirtland AFB, New Mexico

The Laboratory was named after Gen Samuel C. Phillips, a former director of the Apollo Manned Lunar Landing Project.^[1]

See also

• Phillips Research Site
• Starfire Optical Range (SOR)