C6601Z
Abstract
The Space Test Program (STP) executes the annual DoD Space Experiments Review Board (SERB) process and consolidates requirements from Science and Technology (S&T) community in order to optimize space system missions and achieve maximum benefit of available resources. STP designs and executes missions to maximize launch mass to orbit, combines multiple flight experiments on suitable spacecraft, multiple spacecraft on available launch vehicles, and facilitates launch packages for government, commercial, and international partnerships. STP provides a cost-effective way to evaluate militarily relevant space flight experiments that: • Demonstrate on orbit performance of new technologies to increase technology readiness level and validate research hypotheses for the S&T community • Develop and mature future operational capabilities • Advance operational tactics, techniques and procedures for future space and test capabilities • Enable on-orbit experiments to support S&T • Leverage national (e.g. DoD, commercial, and NASA) and international launch opportunities to increase space access for S&T efforts. STP supports the Space Force efforts to define future system architectures that address emerging threats, enable resilient space capabilities, and employ tactical space operations to ensure freedom of operations in the space domain. STP adheres to Executive Orders 10521 and 13185, and the requirement from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E) to support research per DoD Instruction 3210.1, Administration and Support of Basic Research. In addition, the Deputy Secretary of Defense Space Test Program Management & Funding Policy, issued in July 2002, reaffirmed STP as the primary provider of spaceflight for the DoD space research community. The July 2002 policy statement also reaffirmed STP's role as the single manager for all DoD payloads on the International Space Station (ISS). Space acquisition must respond with speed and agility to emerging adversary threats. Space Systems Command (SSC) has transformed the organization and implementation of space acquisition to an enterprise approach, maximizing innovation and resiliency, leveraging international, commercial, and mission partnerships, and managing program/project priorities according to an integrated unclassified/classified enterprise space architecture. Expanding the appropriate acquisition authorities and contract mechanisms to deliver capability sooner, SSC will strategically execute experimentation, prototyping, risk reduction, and other efforts to develop new or repurpose existing capabilities. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver STP weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 1206392SF and 1206398SF. This program is in Budget Activity 6, RDT&E Management Support because this budget activity includes research, development, test and evaluation efforts and funds to sustain and/or modernize the installations or operations required for general research, development, test and evaluation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 662617_1206864SF_6_3620F_PB_2024
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