| Autor: |
Nayak, Michael, Straight, Christina, Kent, Evelyn, Langhals, Jarred |
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ITEA Journal of Test & Evaluation; Jun2021, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p83-88, 6p |
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To ultimately benefit the space warfighter, test fundamentals, and test conduct under stresses of time and fuel will be where the rubber meets the road. Fundamental big-picture challenges face the enterprise of burgeoning space test, which may also have an impact on the syllabus and training of a possible future "Space Test Pilot School". This paper specifically discusses four of those challenges, and their impact on US Space Force operators: 1. Testing limits of space capabilities: Space vehicles have traditionally imposed extremely strict operating limits. A culture shift from the top-down will be required before space testers are allowed to test spacecraft limits as freely as air-breathing test pilots do today. 2. Permitted procedures: There are a limited number of contingency procedures at a space operator's disposal, further constrained within themselves. 3. Safety nets: A discussion of space-specific methods that mitigate risks in operations and the need for more agile fault-detection. 4. Operator proficiency: The qualifications and recency of a tester at the "controls" must be considered in the context of a single misstep potentially resulting in the entire asset being lost. We suggest that hours in high-risk test per spacecraft may become the defining factor for high-risk space test execution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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