this morning i have the project representing new mexico's second disc of the birthplace of america's space and missile program. white sands continues be the department defense bring a research and testing facility for our nation those important weapons programs, we also continue to face struggles maintaining modern technology and facilities. during my visit to white sands this january leadership should repeat the long-range radars which are supposed to provide critical tracking capabilities for weapons testing have been in service and had not been upgraded since the 1960s. posing significant challenges to keeping them operational and in line with modern technology. beyond this maintenance challenges i've understood these radar challenges and the failures during tests have been come increasingly frequent occurring as often as five times per month and with tracking inaccuracies that are all my hundreds to thousands of yards. not being able to accurately track weapons during testing bottle it poses a safety risk to the folks that are working there but also to surrounding communities tha