When recently retired Air Force Gen. Lance Lord delivered his keynote address at the National Space Symposium in April 2005, the service was under intense scrutiny from Congress because most of its major space acquisition programs were over budget and behind schedule. As the nation's top uniformed military space official, with responsibility for development, acquisition and operation of the Air Force's space systems, he took the situation seriously, and in characteristic style addressed it head on. In a rousing speech, Lord acknowledged the problems, assured the public the Air Force was addressing them and told the service's critics it was time to move on and "get over it."
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