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IGF::OT::IGF THE SPACE TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO SUPPORTS A COMBINATION OF EARLY STAGE STUDIES, FOR ASSESSING THE FEASIBILITY OF ENTIRELY NEW TECHNOLOGIES (WHICH CORRESPONDS TO A TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL (TRL) RANGE FROM 1 TO 3); MATURING FEASIBLE TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH RAPID COMPETITIVE DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND BASED TESTING (TRL 3-5); AND FLIGHT DEMONSTRATIONS IN A RELEVANT ENVIRONMENT TO COMPLETE THE FINAL STEP TO MISSION INFUSION (TRL 5-7). THIS TECHNOLOGICAL DIVERSITY RESULTS IN A SUSTAINABLE PIPELINE OF REVOLUTIONARY CONCEPTS. STMD SEEKS AGGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS THAT MAY REQUIRE UNDERTAKING SIGNIFICANT TECHNICAL CHALLENGES AND RISK TO ACHIEVE A HIGHER POTENTIAL PAYOFF. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE SMALL LAUNCH VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IS TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE FREQUENT LAUNCHES OF SMALL SPACECRAFT TO LOW-EARTH ORBIT (LEO), AT A COST PER KILOGRAM OF PAYLOAD MUCH LOWER THAN CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. SMALL SPACECRAFT LAUNCHERS ARE DEFIN