A group of legislators, led by Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) have gathered some 160,000 signatures on a petition to urge President Bush to issue an executive order “protecting the right of all military chaplains of all religions to pray as they see fit.” Jones announced in October he was organizing a petition drive to repeal recently announced religious expression rules that came out of an investigation into proselytizing at the US Air Force Academy.
Officials at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., said the range is “fully mission capable” to support launches following a major May 28 mishap involving Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket.