In celebration of Air Force Space Command’s 30th Anniversary, Gen. William L. Shelton, Air Force Space Command commander, inducted the command’s 2012 Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers in an award ceremony and hall of fame induction today at The Club here.
This year’s inductees are Dr. Hans M. Mark and retired Colonel John P. Stapp (posthumously).
Dr. Mark, former Secretary of the Air Force, advocated the establishment of an Air Force major command for space operations, initiated plans for a new military control facility and fostered military orbital missions using the space shuttle.
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