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Space Test Program Activities and Lessons Learned

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: The Space Test Program (STP) was established in 1966 to provide space flight for Department of Defense (DOD) space experiments which had no other means of space flight. This paper discusses STP's capabilities and achievements as a provider of space services. STP is now part of a new organization with expanded capabilities to include on-orbit support, launch operations and planning, and sub-orbital launches. With extensive experience acquiring, launching, and operating small satellites, lessons learned from recent missions are presented.

Source: Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University)

DOI: 10.26077/sddx-mq43

Authors: Spackman, David, Witte, Elmer

Institutions: United States Space Force Space Systems Command, The Aerospace Corporation

Language: English

Topic: Spacecraft Design and Technology

Subfield: Aerospace Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W177866259

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