Featured Speaker

Lt. Gen. William Shelton reviewed the successes and the status of military space operations and systems, combining historical review with a picture of what the near future may hold. The general praised the engineers who created systems that have exceeded their design lives and the inventiveness of the operators who have continued to squeeze useful services out of those systems. GPS, missile warning and defense, space situational awareness, and space protection were some of the topics that Gen. Shelton discussed, detailing the current state of the relevant systems and the challenges that the military faces in replacing and updating them.