Space Development and Test Wing
- Space Development and Test Wing
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= Space Development and Test Wing
caption= Emblem of the SDTW
dates= August 2006-Present
country= United States
branch= Air Force
type= Space system test and evaluation
size=219 military
345 contractor
command_structure= Air Force Space Command
garrison= Kirtland Air Force Base
commander1= [http://www.kirtland.af.mil/library/biographies/bio.asp?id=11204 Col Burke E. Wilson]
commander1_label= Commander
The Space Development and Test Wing is a unit of the Space Command of the United States Air Force. The wing is located at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
History
The Space Development and Test Wing was activated 2006-08-01. Prior to that, Detachment 12 of the Space and Missile Systems Center had been activated at Kirtland AFB 2001-06-29, taking responsibility for research, developmental test and evaluation organizations that had been co-located at Kirtland AFB alongside the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles and Directed Energy Directorates. [cite web |url=http://www.kirtland.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=6881 | title=Space Development and Test Wing Fact Sheet | author=US Air Force | publisher=SMC]
References
See also
* Space Test Program
* Space and Missile Systems Center
* C/NOFS
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