Former Astronaut Takes Command of U.S. Air Force Space Command
U.S. Air Force Space Command has its first leader who actually has been there. Gen. Kevin Chilton, a three-time space shuttle astronaut, took over the Colorado Springs-based command last week, replacing Gen. Lance W. Lord, who retired Apr. 1. The first astronaut to win a fourth star, Chilton had...
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