# Project 628809 — Spacecraft Vehicle Technologies

**Program element:** 1206601SF — Space Technology  
**Project:** 628809  
**Component:** U.S. Space Force  
**Appropriation:** 3620F — RDT&E, Space Force  
**Budget Activity:** 2 — Applied Research  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206601SF/628809  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206601SF

## Summary

Project 628809 — Spacecraft Vehicle Technologies requests $46.0M in FY2027, 20% of the $234.2M requested for program element 1206601SF, down 41% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 48.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 78.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 46.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 47.1 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 48.1 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 49.1 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 50.0 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 1206601SF; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project 628809 buys

This project is a pervasive portfolio pursuing a broad range of emerging technologies targeted for application and insertion in the future national space architecture. The project focuses on spacecraft components including: structures; power; thermal management; electronics; guidance, navigation and control, and robotics/logistics modules for rendezvous and proximity operations and docking activities. Leap-ahead capability is provided utilizing in-house expertise and laboratories, and by leveraging the creativity and innovation of the Nation's industry, universities, and national laboratories to conduct applied research. The project maintains core competencies in astrodynamics, controls, electronics, materials, power, structures, and thermal, and provides foundational technologies supporting all space mission areas.

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spacecraft Component Technologies | 44.1 | 45.0 | 46.0 | +2% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206601SF/628809/a0) |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### Spacecraft Component Technologies

Continue: -Developing high-power resilient satellite technology, including deployable solar arrays and radiators scalable to all missions. -Efforts for landmark 40% efficiency solar cells and develop alternative power generation and storage sources. -Research enabling high degrees of freedom robotics for spacecraft operations including…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206601SF/628809/a0

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206601SF.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 1206601SF project 628809 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="1206601SF")`.

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