Two instructor pilots flying a T-1 Jayhawk from Laughlin AFB, Tex., landed short of the runway at Preston-Smith International Airport in Lubbock about 10 p.m. May 21, reports Southwest Texas LIVE. The pilots, who were unharmed, had been on a routine training flight in the area. The Air Force will investigate the accident.
As the list of countries developing both kinetic and non-kinetic space weapons grows, more nations are investing in “bodyguard” capabilities designed to protect and respond to threats against sovereign space assets, according to a new report.
