Title :
Space Test Program Standard Interface Vehicle lessons learned
Author :
Merski, Nicholas ; Reese, Kenneth ; Pierce, Michael ; Kaufman, David
Author_Institution :
DOD Space Test Program, Space & Missile Syst. Center, Kirtland AFB, NM, USA
Abstract :
In April 2006 the Space Development and Test Wing (SDTW) awarded the Space Test Program Standard Interface Vehicle (STP-SIV) contract to Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. The goal of this acquisition was to develop a spacecraft product line capable of meeting the Space Test Program´s need for affordable and rapid access to low earth orbit through the next decade.
Keywords :
aerospace testing; artificial satellites; Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp; ESPA-class spacecraft product line; low earth orbit; space test program standard interface vehicle; Aerospace testing; Contracts; Costs; Government; Payloads; Space technology; Space vehicles; Standards development; System testing; US Department of Defense;
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.2010.5446747
