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AF Officials Working To Sell Lawmakers On Restructured Space Radar
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U.S. Air Force officials continue to meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to convince them to sign off on the service's restructured Space Radar program and its plan to launch two demonstration spacecraft in 2008. "We've been on the Hill talking to demonstrate what we think is the military utility of Space Radar and why it's important to move on with the demo program," Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) head Gen. Lance Lord told reporters in Washington April 20. The program is requesting $206 million for fiscal year 2006. Brig. Gen. John "Tom" Sheridan, head of the recently formed Space Radar office, has been dividing his time evenly between meeting with lawmakers in Washington and working in Colorado Springs, Colo., according to Lord. Lord characterized the response from lawmakers as generally positive so far, although "we've still got some convincing to do," he said. The Air Force restructured the Space Radar program - formerly named the Space Based Radar program - for FY '06 in response to a severe FY '05 budget cut levied by lawmakers worried about its possible price tag. The Air Force at the time envisioned a nine-spacecraft constellation with an estimated total operating cost of $34 billion through 2025. The two quarter-scale demonstration spacecraft will work in conjunction with other air and space sensors, according to the Air Force. The operational satellites would begin launching in 2015. Table of Contents
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