DoD Human Spaceflight Program

This contract provides systems engineering and payload integration to the Air Force Space Command, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), Space Development and Test Wing. Tasks performed include providing complete payload integration, safety certification, payload operations, and special studies support to the USAF in support of all DoD payloads that fly on the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station (ISS). MEI Technologies has supported the DoD Space Test Program for fourteen consecutive years, successfully flying more than 100 payloads, experiments, and micro-satellites. Typical activities accomplished leading up to each flight include: developing integration schedules and performing general management functions for each payload and mission; integrating designated payload elements into the Shuttle and ISS; supporting hardware logistics of payload elements and ground support equipment including flight assignment and manifesting support; maintaining the DoD Payload Operations Control Center; performing payload element testing, engineering analyses; and payload requirement definition and documentation. During the STS-116 mission this past December, MEI Technologies successfully deployed five micro-satellites, two of which were deployed in our patented Capability for All Payload Ejection (CAPE) system.

Points of Contact
Management: Howard Jones, hjones@meitechinc.com
Contract Administration: Penny Wilcoxson. pwilcoxson@meitechinc.com

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