Title :
Risk management challenges of multi-payload launch missions executed by the DoD Space Test Program
Author :
Miller, Rodney ; Mehrman, John ; Marlow, Mike
Author_Institution :
Space Dev. & Test Wing, Kirtland AFB, NM, USA
Abstract :
The DoD Space Test Program (STP) is the primary space-flight provider for the entire Department of Defense (DoD) space science and technology community. 12STP supports the pursuit of basic science potentially beneficial to the DoD, and the reduction of mission risks inherent in technology transformation with respect to space control, communications, geolocation, situational awareness, surveillance and weather.
Keywords :
aerospace testing; risk management; Department of Defense; DoD space science; DoD space test program; multipayload launch missions; risk management; situational awareness; space control; Costs; Humans; Manufacturing; Risk management; Space missions; Space technology; Supply chain management; Supply chains; Technological innovation; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3887-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-323X
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2010.5446864
