Estes III (born December 16, 1941) served as commander in chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command (CINCNORAD), United States Space Command (USCINCSPACE), and commander, Air Force Space Command (COMAFSPC), headquartered at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.
As commander, the general was responsible for the air sovereignty of the United States and Canada, providing tactical warning and attack assessment, directing space control and support operations, directing satellite control, warning, space launch and ballistic missile operations missions.
Estes has been on the board of directors DigitalGlobe since May 14, 2007; In February 2011 he became the Chair of the Board.On Dec.
13, 2018, Maxar Technologies announced that "the Maxar Board of Directors has elected retired U.S.