Tag: huntsville
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Colorado Springs dropped as location for Census Test
Colorado Springs will no longer be one of the regions used by the U.S. Census Bureau as a test location ahead of the once-a-decade census in 2030. The Census Bureau announced Monday that the 2026 census test would be pared back from six locations to two: Huntsville, Ala., and Spartanburg, S.C. The bureau didn’t immediately…
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Space Command staff promise ‘expeditious’ move to Alabama
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Representatives from Colorado Springs-based Space Command headquarters traveled to Huntsville, Ala., this week and promised to carry out the move ordered by President Donald Trump in prompt fashion. “Our ultimate goal is to expeditiously carry out the direction of the President following Tuesday’s announcement of…
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Trump and Crank blasted after ‘nakedly political move’
Leading Democratic officials in Colorado on Tuesday ripped President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. Space Command will move from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Ala., as a politically motivated decision meant to reward Republican friends while putting the nation’s military readiness at risk. The barrage of criticism aimed at Trump emerged hours after the entire…
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Colorado Springs leaders, businesses ‘disappointed’ — but not shocked by Space Command relocation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As Alabama lawmakers stood with President Donald Trump on Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the billions in investment they expect U.S. Space Command headquarters will bring their state, Colorado politicians and local leaders said they were disappointed but not shocked by the news. In an initial…
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Space Command is moving from Colorado to Alabama, Trump will announce
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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 is expected…
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A six-step plan for keeping Space Command in Colorado | Vince Bzdek
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…
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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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Space Command achieves major milestone, marking important victory for Pikes Peak region
Space Command announced in December that it has reached full operational capability, a milestone that played a major role in the political debate over keeping the command in El Paso County. Space Command head Gen. James Dickinson said the announcement is based on an in-depth evaluation of the command’s capabilities, including “our worst day, when…
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Generals put stars behind effort to keep Space Command in Colorado
Six months after the Trump administration spurned Colorado as the permanent home for U.S. Space Command, a campaign to reverse the decision to send it to Huntsville, Ala., continues to grow. The latest to lend their names to the effort are retired Air Force Gen. Ed Eberhart, who led the last iteration of U.S. Space…
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Generals put stars behind effort to keep Space Command in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Six months after the Trump administration spurned Colorado as the permanent home for U.S. Space Command, a campaign to reverse the decision to send it to Huntsville, Ala., continues to grow. The latest to lend their names to the effort are retired Air Force Gen.…