The Space Test Program (STP) is a United States Department of Defense (DoD) program managed by the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command. Functioning as a facilitator for space-based experiments, STP provides mission design, spacecraft acquisition, integration, launch, and operations support. STP's services enable the advancement of scientific knowledge and cutting-edge technology, ensuring continuous U.S. advantage in the space domain. Key partners include NASA, commercial entities, and international allies.
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LightSail 2 launched as one of the payloads on the Space Test Program 2 (STP-2) mission on 2019-06-25 from Kennedy Space Center on a Falcon Heavy rocket.
One option in the Air Force’s National Security Launch Architecture study is to set aside launches such as demonstration payloads from the Space Test Program or the National Reconnaissance Office to create opportunities for non-Phase 2 providers to prepare for Phase 3.
SpaceX’s next launch, the U.S. Air Force’s Space Test Program 2 mission on a Falcon Heavy, is scheduled for no earlier than 2019-06-24 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The Space Test Program (STP) 2 mission will launch on a Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center in Florida no earlier than 2019-06-24.
The SASC supports the Pentagon’s $26,090,000 request for the Space Test Program based at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.
The Air Force plans to send COWVR to the International Space Station in 2021 for one to three years as part of Space Test Program Houston 8.
The Space Test Program awarded Rocket Lab the STP-27RD mission in October 2017.
The Space Environment Testbed payload is part of the Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) satellite from the Air Force Research Laboratory and is included in the Space Test Program 2 mission launching on a Falcon Heavy.
The upcoming 2019 Virgin Orbit mission is for the DoD Space Test Program, which is overseen by the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center.
LauncherOne is scheduled to conduct its first military mission in 2019 as part of the DoD Space Test Program overseen by the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center.