• DocumentCode
    2061266
  • 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
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    6-13 March 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    11
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Aerospace Conference, 2010 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Big Sky, MT
  • ISSN
    1095-323X
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3887-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1095-323X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AERO.2010.5446747
  • Filename
    5446747
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2061266