Ted Molczan wrote:
> > I would be sorry to see OIG go, but then
> > with the axe hovering over them it might explain why their
> > cataloguing was becoming so shoddy of late.
>
> A common misconception is that OIG maintains the catalogue. It is USSTRATCOM
> that maintains the catalogue, and then transmits additions and revisions to OIG,
> which simply makes them available to the world.
Correct. When I worked to add RCS to the catalog, I had to first get
approval from Space Command, then get OIG to accept it.
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Jay Respler
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