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Brian Shimek

Brian Shimek

Lt. Col., Director, Space Test Program (STP)

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Notable Quotes

“By providing reliable and responsive access for experimental payloads, we accelerate… critical technologies…” — Lt. Col. Brian Shimek, STP (Dec. 16, 2025)

Stories

Manhole-cover satellites and a 5-month head start: Space Force’s DiskSat sprint signals “launch-on-demand” maturity

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Overseeing STP missions that prove technologies before operational adoption

Rocket Lab just put four "DiskSats" into orbit for the U.S. Space Force—flat, plate-like spacecraft about the size of a manhole cover. The launch showed that the U.S. can move a new satellite design from paperwork to space faster than most people plan a product launch.

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