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General: US Faces 'Sputnik Moment' in Space Race Competition

Associated Press

   COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO - The U.S. has reached a new "Sputnik
   moment" in which the military must act to keep the nation's competitive
   advantage in space against adversaries such as Russia, China, and to a
   lesser extent, Iran and North Korea, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs
   of Staff said Monday.

   Gen. Joseph Dunford made his comments during a ceremony at Peterson Air
   Force Base recognizing the re-launch of U.S. Space Command.

   He compared President Donald Trump's re-boot of the U.S. Space Command
   to President John Kennedy's call to action after the Soviet Union
   started the space race with Sputnik, the first space satellite launched
   in 1957, and with 1961'ēs first manned trip into space.

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