Letter: In Defense of STSS
W. David Thompson took me to task in his June 6 commentary [“MDA Was Right To Kill STSS,” page 19] for writing a “badly misinformed” assessment of the Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS). I had argued that STSS technology is an essential component in any near-term missile defense architecture, and that flight tests of two demonstration satellites launched in 2009 prove the technology is viable.