The European Space Agency supported the Huracan hot-fire test campaign through the Huracan Step-2 contract.
The Space Test Program office on 2024-05-23 issued its final request for proposals for the Space Test Experiments Platform (STEP) 2.0 contract.
Under STEP 2.0 the military is seeking commercial satellite providers that can deliver a steady cadence of small, standardized satellite buses capable of hosting technology experiments.
STEP 2.0 is an initiative within the U.S. Department of Defense Space Test Program (STP) managed by Space Systems Command (SSC).
STEP 2.0 is seeking to procure a range of small spacecraft ranging in size from 6U to a Multi-Manifest Design Specification (MMDS) Class 2 spacecraft to host DoD-sponsored space experiments.
The Space Test Program office issued a revised draft request for proposals for the STEP 2.0 contract and is seeking vendor comments by 2023-05-19.
The first STEP 2.0 task order will be for STP Sat-8, a 12U cubesat projected to launch in 2025.
STEP 2.0 will procure commercially developed spacecraft with demonstrated flight heritage to host DoD-sponsored payloads over the next 10 years.
Vendors could be selected as early as December for the Space Test Experiments Platform (STEP) 2.0.
Vendors selected for the STEP 2.0 IDIQ will compete for orders that include building a spacecraft, integrating payloads with launch vehicles, and providing ground support for on-orbit operations.
Space Systems Command’s STEP 2.0 Program Management Office is seeking feedback from U.S.-owned organizations on the Draft RFP through a Comment Resolution Matrix (CRM) process.
STEP 2.0 aims to advance the United States Space Force’s Science and Technology enterprise by procuring commercially developed spacecraft with demonstrated flight heritage to host DoD-sponsored payloads over the next 10 years.
A draft solicitation for the Space Test Experiment Platform 2.0 (STEP 2.0) program was published on 2022-10-18.
The STEP 2.0 program will select a mix of vendors capable of producing spacecraft ranging from 12U cubesats to 180-kilogram ESPA-class satellites.
The first STEP 2.0 task order to be awarded will be for STP Sat-8, a 12U cubesat projected to launch in 2025.