Ex-astronaut takes command of U.S. Air Force Space Command
SPACE COMMANDER: U.S. Air Force Space Command is getting its first leader who actually has been there. Gen. Kevin Chilton, a three-time space shuttle astronaut, is scheduled to take over the Colorado Springs-based command next week. Chilton is now the commander of 8th Air Force, which encompasses...
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