Programs whose purpose is to fly new technology in space and prove that it works, such as the United States Space Test Program, which arranges rides to orbit for Department of Defense science and technology experiments, and the European Space Agency's Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology, whose SMART-1 tested electric propulsion and whose SMART-2, better known as LISA Pathfinder, tested formation flying. A program belongs here when its cited article presents it as a way to test technology or give experiments access to space rather than as a single science mission.
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Space Test Program (Wikipedia)
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is the primary provider of spaceflight for the United States Department of Defense (DoD) space science and technology community
Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology (Wikipedia)
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was a European Space Agency programme for building technology demonstrator space probes and testing them in outer space as space missions
Future Launchers Preparatory Programme (Wikipedia)
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Notable projects of FLPP include the IXV re-entry demonstrator that flew to space in 2015
Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program (Wikipedia)
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is a series of spacecraft missions for testing technology and ideas put forward by universities and private companies
Quantum Experiments using Satellite Technology (Wikipedia)
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In February 2021, the project demonstrated quantum communication for 50 m apart
Tom & Jerry (space mission) (Wikipedia)
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is a technology demonstration satellite mission under development by the French company Infinite Orbits
Cassini (CubeSat mission) (Wikipedia)
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is a rideshare technology demonstration satellite mission under development by the Dutch company ISISPACE
Avio and Isar Aerospace Win ESA Flight Ticket Initiative Launch Contracts (European Spaceflight)
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the Flight Ticket Initiative is a programme run jointly by ESA and the European Union that offers subsidised flight opportunities
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