Help From Friends: The 45th Space Wing at Patrick AFB, Fla., aided NASA on the
launch of the space shuttle
Discovery Tuesday by providing weather forecasts, helping to organize and train DOD contingency response forces, and tracking the shuttle's trajectory using radar and other equipment via its Eastern Range,
reports Ken Warren. The 45th SW boss, Brig. Gen. Susan
Helms, said the Eastern Range is "a national treasure."
