To Infinity, Beyond And... Aliens?

* Army Gen. James Dickinson, commander of U.S. Space Command, loves to remind his fellow combatant commanders that he has the largest area of responsibility. Just don't ask him about aliens.

"The definition for my area of responsibility, and the command's, is from 100 kilometers [above sea level] to the edge of the universe. In some areas, I say, 'To infinity and beyond,'" Dickinson said during a keynote address at the Space Foundation's Space Symposium.

While Space Command has the largest area of responsibility, Dickinson noted his command has the "fewest humans that live in that AOR," with seven on the International Space Station...

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