Tag: Space Command
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Attorney General files lawsuit to block Space Command move
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Wednesday he is seeking a court order to block Space Command from moving to Alabama from Colorado Springs. The decision to pursue legal action, arguing that President Donald Trump’s decision is unconstitutional, concerned the Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC and Colorado Springs Republican Congressman Jeff Crank, while the state’s…
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Combat veteran, author Matt Cavanaugh launches independent challenge to Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th CD
Army combat veteran and author Matt Cavanaugh on Tuesday launched an independent bid to challenge first-term Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, predicting that its voters are hungry for an alternative to what he termed the “broken two-party system.” “I’m as unhappy with this same old, broken Washington as everybody else…
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‘We should keep fighting’: Lamborn, Crank say Space Command move disregards national security concerns
Colorado lawmakers say President Donald Trump’s decision to move U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs to Alabama discounts national security concerns and could yet be overturned. “National security should trump everything,” said former U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado Springs. But reversing the decision announced on Tuesday could be tough, because Trump has more than…
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Former U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn: In Space Command fight, ‘national security should trump everything’
Colorado lawmakers say President Donald Trump’s decision to move U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs to Alabama discounts national security concerns and could yet be overturned. “National security should trump everything,” said former U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado Springs. But reversing the decision announced on Tuesday could be tough, because Trump has more than…
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Space Command is moving from Colorado to Alabama, Trump will announce
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration will announce on Tuesday that U.S. Space Command will be located in Alabama, reversing a Biden-era decision to keep it at its temporary headquarters in Colorado Springs, according to two people familiar with the announcement. Trump: Colorado’s mail-in voting system ‘a big factor’ in decision to move Space…
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A six-step plan for keeping Space Command in Colorado | Vince Bzdek
Two short months and a lifetime ago, U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs celebrated its fifth birthday after expanding from “a rag-tag band of about 100 people” when it was reestablished in 2019 to a fully operational headquarters employing 1,700 people today. This week, the Command looks to be at risk of interrupting operations and…
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Colorado leaders brace for new fight over Space Command location
Colorado Springs celebrated keeping U.S. Space Command last year, but another fight over its location could be brewing as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office. A senior GOP lawmaker from Alabama who wants the command headquartered in his home state said this week that he expects Trump will reverse a decision by President Joe…
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6 key things to know about the fight for Space Command: Colorado Springs vs. Huntsville
As Donald Trump’s reelection to the presidency raises new questions about the permanent home of U.S. Space Command, here are six key things to know as it’s determined whether it stays in Colorado Springs at Peterson Space Force Base or moves to Huntsville, Ala. What is Space Command headquarters? Space Command headquarters employs about 1,700…
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Space Command announces new space wargaming lab
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A new laboratory focused on simulating conflict in space will help deter and plan for war in orbit. Gen. Stephen Whiting, the leader of Space Command, announced Tuesday that the new Capability Assessment and Validation Environment has achieved minimum viable capability. The environment is a new “modeling and simulation laboratory” that will help plan for…
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Colorado leaders bask in Space Command victory after facing uneven odds on congressional committees
Colorado politicians basked in their Space Command victory Monday in America the Beautiful Park after facing uneven odds against Alabama on military-related congressional committees. U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado Springs, noted that Alabama has seven members on the four committees with the most pull around a permanent basing decision. Lamborn is the sole Colorado voice…