# @af_academy on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYSf639kyHo
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65569440-af-academy-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/441ba633f4.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-05-13T18:33:24.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Air Force Academy (@af_academy) — https://gondola.cc/af_academy

## Caption

Cadets in the #USAFA FalconSAT program build and test satellite systems while learning to solve real-world challenges under pressure.
 
C1C Keerthana Avvaru shared what makes the program unique:
 
“𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺, 𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.”
 
From responding to evolving mission requirements to leading engineering teams, cadets gain hands-on experience preparing them for future missions.
 
𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗼.
 
#CriticalThinkersToAdapt #Innovation #Guardians #Space #SemperSupra #STEM 
 
usairforce and usspaceforce

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | @af_academy | https://gondola.cc/af_academy | University |
| Ray Bahner | @picbyray | https://gondola.cc/picbyray | Photographer |
| Ray Bahner | @picbyray | https://gondola.cc/picbyray | Photo Editor |

## Tags

criticalthinkerstoadapt, stem, space, usafa, innovation, guardians, sempersupra

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