Space Technology
Abstract
This PE focuses on four major areas. First, space environmental protection develops technologies to understand, mitigate, and exploit effects of weather and geophysics environments on the design and operation of Air Force systems. Second, spacecraft payload technologies improve satellite payload operations by investigating advanced component and subsystem capabilities. Third, spacecraft protection develops technologies for protecting U.S. space assets in potential hostile settings. The last major area, spacecraft vehicles, focuses on spacecraft platform, payload, and control technologies, and their interactions. This program is in Budget Activity 2, Applied Research, since it develops and determines the technical feasibility and military utility of evolutionary and revolutionary space technologies.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 0602601F_2_3600_PB_2011
- Change Summary Explanation
- The FY 2010 President's Budget submittal did not reflect FY 2011 through FY 2015 funding. A detailed explanation of changes between the two budget positions is not provided because it cannot be made in a relevant manner. Note: In FY 2010, Congress added $2.48 million for Advanced Modular Avionics for Operationally Responsive Satellite Use, $4.0 million for the Center for Solar Electricity and Hydrogen, $1.6 million for the Center for Space Entrepreneurship, $1.6 million for Mission Design and Analysis Tool, $5.0 million for AFRL Seismic Research Program, and $0.8 million for Reconfigurable Electronics and Non-Volatile Memory Research. C. Performance Metrics. (U) Under Development.
- Service Agency Name
- Air Force
Entities
Organizations
- United States Air Force
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