Space Command is officially moving from Colorado Springs, CO, to Huntsville’s Redstone Arsenal. While many Alabama leaders are celebrating the decision, Colorado leaders say that it’s a huge mistake.
The Colorado congressional delegation, made up of Republicans and Democrats, is blasting the decision.
U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet and U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse, Jeff Hurd, Lauren Boebert, Jeff Crank, Jason Crow, Brittany Pettersen, and Gabe Evans believe moving the fully operational U.S. Space Command headquarters is a mistake. They say it’s a waste of the billions of dollars it will take to relocate operations.
They released the following statement:
“Today’s decision to move U.S Space Command’s headquarters out of Colorado and to Alabama w