
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A top Air Force official defended the service's handling of its launch range infrastructure after a tracking radar issue in March delayed the launch of a spy satellite 16 days. "If you look at the history of how many times has the range been the culprit in slipping the launch, I think you'll find it's a pretty small amount of the time," Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (AFSMC) chief Lt. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski told…