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Space Test Program-2 was a U.S. government-funded space launch managed by the Air Force.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramNarrative GeneralSep 21, 2019Air Force certified Falcon Heavy for national security launch but more work needed to meet required orbits

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.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramNarrative GeneralJul 31, 2019Planetary Society declares solar sailing mission a success

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.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramTechnical ProductJun 16, 2019Smith to continue to press for change in national security space launch program

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.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramOrg RelationshipJun 10, 2019Long-delayed NASA technology demonstration payloads finally set for launch

The SASC supports the Pentagon’s $26,090,000 request for the Space Test Program based at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramOrg RelationshipMay 27, 2019SASC bill directs DoD to make use of commercial spaceports for small satellite launches

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.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramOrg RelationshipApr 18, 2019Small Air Force microwave sensor to fly on space station

The Space Test Program awarded Rocket Lab the STP-27RD mission in October 2017.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramNarrative GeneralApr 3, 2019Air Force touts deal with Rocket Lab as a new way of buying ‘affordable rides to space’

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.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramOrg RelationshipFeb 28, 2019Pegasus woes continue to delay NASA mission

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.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramNarrative GeneralAug 2, 2018Space launch vehicles eyed by the military to move supplies around the world
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