The Weekly Debrief: A Memorial to the Father of the Space Force

Retired Gen. Thomas Moorman speaks at the 2012 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Moorman Space Education and Training Center.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
In the broad sweep of history, imagine the roughly 70-year path to the creation of the U.S. Space Force as a single line on a blank page. At first, the line shoots up steeply, like a rocket. After reaching an apogee, it plunges nearly as fast and as far as it ascended. The line then stabilizes and...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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