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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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Space Command general gets questions on Alabama move, but has few answers for senators
The general atop U.S. Space Command told federal lawmakers Tuesday that he doesn’t know how much it would cost to uproot his headquarters to Alabama or how many of the command’s civilian workers — two-thirds of his staff — would follow it south. During a Senate hearing, Gen. James Dickinson said the command now plans…