Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“This course coalesces test and space expertise from Test Pilot School, the Space Force, NASA, the Air Force Academy and others. It is just the first step in training the cadre of space test professionals we need – space operators, engineers, space acquisition test managers – to deliver on-orbit capabilities for the nation.”

Source: Col. Nick Hague, U.S. Space Force Test and Evaluation director and NASA astronaut, commenting on the upcoming Space Test Fundamentals course at the USAF Test Pilot's School. The U.S. Space Force Test Directorate and Air Force Test Center’s Test Pilot School, or TPS, completed the selection board for the inaugural Space Test Fundamentals course. The school received 166 applicants prior to its Sept. 15 application deadline.

FMI: www.af.mil, www.spaceforce.mil, www.edwards.af.mil/units/usaftps