Technology for Autonomous Operational Survivability (TAOS) (also known as Space Test Experiment Platform 0 (STEP 0) and USA101) was a satellite developed by the US Air Force's Phillips Laboratory (now part of the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate) to test technology for autonomous operation of spacecraft.[1][2]

The TAOS mission was operated by heritage Space Test and Development Wing and the 1st Space Operations Squadron.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Technology for Autonomous Operational Survivability". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  2. ^ "Encyclopedia Astronautica: TAOS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on June 13, 2017. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  3. ^ "Schriever AFB Public Affairs: 1st Space Operations Squadron Fact Sheet". Archived from the original on 2009-04-12. Retrieved 2009-04-14.