Even more importantly, the United States must be able in time of war to exercise space control and in peacetime to assure freedom of space.

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"I hope that while I adjust to my freedom and the devastating loss of my husband, that I and my family will be allowed space, time and most of all privacy, to come to terms with the events of the last six months, " her statement said.

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