Everett Views Space Cadre as Most Important: Rep. Terry Everett (R-Ala.), chairman of the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee, called for an update on the status of the Air Force’s effort to develop a “space cadre,” saying “nothing can be more important for the success of our space programs than the development of a competent and capable force of space professionals.” He noted that “numerous studies” had “identified a deficit” in this area. Everett deems it “critical” to “aggressively address this shortfall.”
The crash of a T-38 trainer jet this May—which caused a weekslong pause in flights across the fleet—was caused by an improperly installed pin for one of the jet’s horizontal stabilizers, according to a new accident report released Oct. 30. When the pin disengaged midflight, it created the slightest amount…