Tag: u.s. space command
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EDITORIAL: Colorado’s U.S. senators play favorites
So, now we know what it looks like when Colorado’s first-stringers in D.C. go to bat for one of our state’s federal installations. One they actually care about, that is. Meaning, the National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, in Boulder — as opposed to U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado Springs. As reported last…
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Colorado Springs City Council opposes state AG’s lawsuit over Space Command relocation
Colorado Springs City Council voted Tuesday to ask state Attorney General Phil Weiser to drop his lawsuit against President Donald Trump and the Department of Defense for trying to move Space Command headquarters out of the city. The resolution passed 7-2, with Councilmembers Kimberly Gold and Nancy Henjum opposing the measure. The resolution stated that…
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EDITORIAL: AG plays politics with Space Command
Colorado’s hyper-litigious attorney general has filed so many lawsuits against the Trump administration, we’ve lost count. So, you may have missed AG Phil Weiser’s long-shot bid just last week for a court order to block the administration’s move of U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Ala. But you can bet the president…
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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’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…
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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
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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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Colorado Springs at 150 years | The military’s impact on growth and development
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This July, as Colorado Springs gears up for its 150th birthday on the 31st, The Gazette has prepared a series of articles on the history of our city. Check back for fascinating glimpses into the people and events that have shaped Colorado Springs into…
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Analysis: Congress wary of Space Force spending | Tom Roeder
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The nation’s newest service is beset with old problems that slow the fielding of new gear and carve big holes in even the Pentagon’s massive budget, the House Armed Services Committee warned in a memo this month. The committee sent that message in a memorandum…
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Even without pandemic, 2020 was a hectic year in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As government leaders, health officials, and frontline and essential workers navigated what a “new normal” would look like for Coloradans amid the pandemic, 2020 was nevertheless a hectic year of growth in Colorado. Despite new public health restrictions that limited or halted some operations completely,…