Watch: ULA’s Tory Bruno, Space Force’s “DT” Thompson at AFA’s vASC

Oct. 1, 2020

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Check out United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno’s fireside chat on space with Space Force Vice Commander Lt. Gen. David Thompson—whom the Senate has since confirmed to serve as USSF’s first-ever Vice Chief of Space Operations—during the Air Force Association’s 2020 virtual Air, Space & Cyber Conference.

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