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We may be entering 2021 shortly, but in many ways, the world looks more like 2025 or even 2030. The accelerated adoption of new technological behaviors in response to the pandemic – from videoconferencing to online learning – shows usage has reached levels not forecast for many years. Satellites in space make all this activity possible. Space is increasingly central to our economy, particularly here in Colorado, and to our national security. Our success in this domain is paramount. The choi...

For as long as history has recorded military efforts, holding the high ground has always been one of the keys to success. Scouting teams, aircraft, radar and satellites...these capabilities allow us to look ahead to inform the next strategic move. While times and technology have changed, the formulation of holding the high ground has not, and it should be one of the metrics by which Colorado Springs should be selected as the permanent home for U.S. Space Command. The high ground is not just abo...

UCCS receives $3,000,000 donation to expand engineering department COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs just received an over $3,000,000 donation from the Anschutz Foundation to expand the colleges engineering department. Dr. Don Rabern, Dean of the College of Engineering, said UCCS will be able to enroll close to 1,000 more students in the engineering department by 2026. To accommodate those additional students, theyre planning to add 25,000 square...

AZ Memo: Phoenix taqueria owner loses 4 to COVID-19; Pop-up events help sustain Phoenix restaurants; Get ready for a rugged hike Arizona Republic A look at some of todays top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history. More than  Arizona reports more than 5,800 new COVID-19 cases and 147 deaths on Thursday as hospital occupancy reaches 92%. © Cotton & Copper The bar at Cotton & Copper in Tempe. The restaurant focuses on the Arizona Five Cs. Today, you can ex...

Spend funds on space dominance, not moving Space Command’s headquarters Rep. Doug Lamborn December 18, 2020 The U.S. Space Force shows off its X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle at Cape Canaveral, Fla. (Boeing and U.S. Space Force via AP) There is a growing consensus in Washington that 2021 will see a flattening of U.S. defense spending in fiscal 2022 and beyond. This is even more likely under the incoming Biden administration, despite consistent testimony by our military leaders that we nee...

KSAT Kids: Today in History, Dec. 18 Japan admitted to United Nations; House debates impeachment against President Clinton By The Associated Press Tags:  FILE - This Nov. 29, 2011, file photo shows the signature of president Abraham Lincoln on a rare, restored copy of the 13th Amendment that ended slavery, in Chicago. National lawmakers are expected on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, to introduce a joint resolution aimed at striking language from the U.S. Constitution that enshrines a form of slavery...

Friday, December 18, 2020 by Brendan Byrne (WMFE) United States Air Force named six finalists for the new headquarters of Space Command. Photo: USAF Stay tuned in to our local news coverage: Listen to 90.7 WMFE on your FM or HD radio, the WMFE mobile app or your smart speaker — say “Alexa, play NPR” and you’ll be connected. The Air Force is narrowing its search for a new location for Space Command — and Brevard County is in the running. Air Force officials will meet with state an...

Does China’s rapid military modernisation, drive China’s current space programme? (Part 2) December 17, 2020, 4:57 PM IST Dr. Maj Gen (Retd) Anil Kumar Lal is a Defence Analyst who has authored many path-breaking concepts on Nuclear and Space Warfare strategies. He feels that the future Military Forces would be dictated by a new concept of Strategic detterence which would be a combined effect of Nuclear and Space detterence. He is a third generation Indian Army Officer, wh...

Three primary factors, regardless of anything else, should make relocation of the Colorado Springs-based Space Command an unthinkable prospect: 1. Billions of dollars have been invested in assets used by Space Command in and around Peterson Air Force Base. Abandoning them for a political favor would cost taxpayers a substantial and needless expense at a time when the national debt is rising beyond our economy’s ability to service it. If President-elect Joe Biden cuts military spending after t...

December 17, 2020 Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 18, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery, was declared in effect by Secretary of State William H. Seward. On this date: In 1915, President Woodrow Wilson, whose first wife, Ellen, had died the year before, married Edith Bolling Galt, a widow, at her Washington home. In 1917, Congress passed the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibiting “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquo...