Post by Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe on Apr 27, 2005 21:51:16 GMT -6
United States Must Work To Maintain Lead In Space
General Lance W. Lord
by Tech. Sgt. James A. Rush
for Air Force News
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Apr 27, 2005
The space industry's key players loudly applauded a speech on maintaining the United States' lead in space presented by the commander of Air Force Space Command at the National Space Symposium's Corporate Partner Dinner at the Broadmoor Hotel April 5.
The general listed examples of how the United States is honing its skills in the space arena. Use of Global Positioning Satellites is at an all-time high, intercontinental ballistic missile force readiness hovers at 99.5 percent and there have been 40 consecutive successful launches since 1999, he said.
"We've got 960 to go. I want 1,000 and there's no reason we can't do that," General Lord said and the audience showed its agreement with extended applause.
General Lord concluded his speech with a story from his visit with Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C.
Uncertain what to think as he entered the facility, the general was met by enthusiastic and dedicated soldiers many of whom were anxious to rejoin the fight with prosthetic replacements for the limbs they had lost.
"We can't let our lead evaporate, because everything we do is for them," he said.
The Full story here: www.spacewar.com/news/milspace-05p.html
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General Lord scares me!...
