Col. Steven Smith, Space and Missile Systems Center advanced systems division chief, referred to Feb. 23 as “the dawn of a new era,” comparable to the day pre-Neanderthal man learned he could construct tools, and the day the Internet revolutionized the delivery of information worldwide.
Feb. 23 marked SMC’s transfer of satellite control authority of the Space Based Space Surveillance system to the 1st Space Operations Squadron here, signaling the start of the satellite’s operational duty.
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