Space News:

Colorado’s senators in a Sept. 27 to Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall argue that a final basing decision on U.S. Space Command needs to be made as soon as possible in light of the Ukraine conflict and China’s expansion in the Pacific  

The letter marks yet another push by Colorado lawmakers to reverse the Department of the Air Force’s January 2021 recommendation that Space Command, currently located at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, move to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. 

“A final decision must be based on the imperative to face rapidly evolving threats in space,” says the letter signed by Sens. Michael Bennet (D) and John Hickenlooper (D).

U.S. Space Command is responsible for providing satellite-based services to the U.S. military and for protecting those assets from foreign threats. 

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