Erin Pettyjohn, the deputy director of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate, speaks at a ground-breaking ceremony for the new Facility for Radiation Tolerance Research on Electronics for Space and Strategic Systems at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Nov. 16, 2022. The facility will enable researchers to develop solutions for trusted, high-performance electronic components with necessary space and strategic-hardening to ensure the survivability of key U.S. Space Force and Air Force systems. (U.S. Air Force photo / Lt. Nina Rogers)