Space Development and Test Wing

The Space Development and Test Wing (SDTW) 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.

Mission
The Space Development and Test Directorate develops, tests and evaluates Air Force space systems, executes advanced space development and demonstration projects, and rapidly transitions capabilities to the warfighter.

History
The Space Development and Test Wing was activated 1 August 2006. Prior to that, Detachment 12 of the Space and Missile Systems Center had been activated at Kirtland AFB 29 June 2001, 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.

Units
The Space Development and Test Wing is divided into two Groups, the Space Development Group and the Space Test Group.


 * Space Development Group
 * Responsive Space Squadron
 * Responsive Satellite Command and Control Division
 * Human Spaceflight Payloads Division - Houston, TX


 * Space Test Group
 * Space Test Squadron
 * SOC 96 - Schriever AFB
 * SOC 97 - Kirtland AFB
 * Space Test Operations Squadron
 * Launch Test Squadron