Maj. Mikko Levalley joined the list of pilots to reach 1,000 hours in the high-flying U-2 reconnaissance aircraft. He surpassed that mark during a mission last week over Southwest Asia. (USAF photo release by TSgt. Christopher Campbell)
Advancements in commercial space technology could make President Donald Trump’s proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense network far more likely to succeed than the failed “Star Wars” strategic umbrella initiative of the 1980s, U.S. Space Command’s top general said May 22....