Advanced Spacecraft Technology
Abstract
This program develops, integrates, and demonstrates space technologies in the areas of spacecraft payloads, spacecraft protection, spacecraft vehicles, and space systems survivability. The integrated space technologies are demonstrated by component or system level tests on the ground or in flight. Efforts in this program have been coordinated through the Department of Defense Science and Technology Executive Committee process to harmonize efforts and eliminate duplication. In the FY 2021, the Air Force is consolidating its existing thirteen Advanced Technology Development (ATD), Research Development Test and Evaluation (RDT&E), Budget Activity 03 (BA 03) PEs into five new capability focused RDT&E BA 03 PEs to better align with the Air Force Science and Technology (S&T) Strategy signed by the SECAF in April 2019. This consolidation will improve and accelerate delivery of integrated transformational, multidisciplinary, collaborative technology solutions necessary to enable new Air Force warfighting capabilities that support of the National Defense Strategy. This new structure will provide the Air Force and Congress with a clearer understanding and increased transparency of integrated technology solutions and demonstrations key to enabling the Air Force future force design. In FY 2021, Project 633834, Integrated Space Technology Demonstrations, non-Vanguard efforts and activities will be transferred from PE 0603401F, Advanced Spacecraft Technology to PE 0603033F, Next Gen Platform Dev/Demo. Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) Vanguard activities under this Project will be consolidated and transferred in FY 2021 from PE 0603401F, Advanced Spacecraft Technology to the PE 0603032F, Future AF Integrated Technology Demos, Project 630320, Air Force Vanguards. In FY 2021, the entirety of Project 63682J, Spacecraft Vehicles, will be transferred from PE 0603401F, Advanced Spacecraft Technology, to PE 0603033F, Next Gen Platform Dev/Demo. For FY 2021 and future years, efforts and activities under Project 632181, Spacecraft Payloads; Project 634400, Space Systems Protection; and Project 635021, Space Systems Survivability, have been postponed/curtailed due to higher Air Force, Space Force, and Department of Defense priorities. All these transfers detailed above are part of the Air Force RDT&E BA 03 PE consolidation in order to realign technology areas that better support the National Defense Strategy, Air Force Future Operating Concept and Air Force Science and Technology Strategy, April 2019. This is an administrative realignment and not a new start. This work will continued to be executed by the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Technology Directorate located in Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver science & technology capabilities. The use of program funds in this PE would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0601102F, 0602102F, 0602201F, 0602202F, 0602203F, 0602204F, 0602602F, 0602605F, 0602788F, 0602298F, and 1206601SF. This program is in Budget Activity 3, Advanced Technology Development because this budget activity includes development of subsystems and components and efforts to integrate subsystems and components into system prototypes for field experiments and/or tests in a simulated environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 0603401F_3_3600_PB_2021
- Change Summary Explanation
- Decrease in FY 2019 of $2.698 million is due to realignment of funds to PE 0602212F to support Research and Development Projects, 10 U.S.C. Section 2363, an amendment to PL 110-417, 10 U.S.C. Section 2358 and 10 U.S.C. 2805(d)(1)(B). Decrease in FY 2021 of $80.356 million is due to: 1) Postponement/curtailment of efforts and activities under Project 632181, Spacecraft Payloads; Project 634400, Space Systems Protection; and Project 635021, Space Systems Survivability, to higher Air Force, Space Force, and Department of Defense priorities. 2) Entirety of Project 63682J, Spacecraft Vehicles, transferring to PE 0603033F, Next Gen Platform Dev/Demo 3) Project 633834, Integrated Space Technology Demonstrations, non-Vanguard efforts and activities transferring to PE 0603033F, Next Gen Platform Dev/Demo. 4) Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) Vanguard activities under Project 633834, Integrated Space Technology Demonstrations, transferring to the PE 0603032F, Future AF Integrated Technology Demos, Project 630320, Air Force Vanguards. These transfers in FY 2021 are part of the Air Force RDT&E BA 03 PE consolidation in order to realign technology areas to better support the National Defense Strategy, Air Force Future Operating Concept, and the Air Force S&T Strategy, April 2019.
- Service Agency Name
- Air Force
Entities
Organizations
- United States Air Force
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