TSAT May Have More Launch Delays: General

NewsBot · November 1st, 2006, 18:40

The U.S. Air Force's vaunted transformational satellite (TSAT) network - the backbone for the Pentagon's electronic information grid and operational strategy - could see further launch delays because of recent budget cuts, says Lt. Gen. Michael Hamel, commander of Air Force Command's Space and Missile Systems Center. "It's very likely we'll see delays on the first launch," Hamel said Oct. 31 at a breakfast briefing with reporters in Washington.

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NewsBot Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 626	TSAT May Have More Launch Delays: General The U.S. Air Force's vaunted transformational satellite (TSAT) network - the backbone for the Pentagon's electronic information grid and operational strategy - could see further launch delays because of recent budget cuts, says Lt. Gen. Michael Hamel, commander of Air Force Command's Space and Missile Systems Center. "It's very likely we'll see delays on the first launch," Hamel said Oct. 31 at a breakfast briefing with reporters in Washington. More...

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