Space Command To Push for Launch Range Overhaul

摘要

U.S. Air Force Space Command is hoping to implement new technologies and methods into its satellite launching operations over the next decade that a command official says would result in significant long-term savings in infrastructure and personnel costs. The changes entail switching to GPS satellite-based tracking of rockets after they lift off and the incorporation of more automated destruct capabilities for vehicles that veer off course, according to Bruce Wilson, deputy director for air, space and nuclear operations at Air Force Space Command in Colorado Springs, Colo.