Because Space Command s temporary home was already in Colorado Springs, elected officials and space-industry professionals across the state had been pushing hard to keep the headquarters here. The City of Aurora had also tried to land Space Command, at Buckley Air Force Base, but that option didn t make the cut as a finalist.
After the Air Force conducted tours of the six locations named as finalists, military leaders said they d settled on Peterson, local officials contend. The site was logical for a variety of reasons. Since the provisional headquarters of Space Command was at Peterson, significant infrastructure was already in place there. In fact, from 1985 to 2002, the first version of Space Command had been based at Peterson, too, before the George W. Bush administration shut it down. Add to that history the fact that Colorado already has a robust aerospace economy, and Colorado Springs seemed like a lock.
By JUDITH KOHLER | The Denver Post | Published: December 19, 2020 (Tribune News Service) A decision is expected in January on the permanent headquarters of the U.S. Space Command, and Gov. Jared Polis along with more than 600 of the state s political, business, civic and military leaders are making another pitch to the outgoing commander in chief to choose Colorado. A letter sent Friday to President Donald Trump said Colorado is the epicenter of national security space and the only permanent home for U.S. Space Command. Earlier this year, Peterson Air Force base in Colorado Springs was named the Space Command s provisional headquarters for at least six years and in November was named one of six finalists to be the permanent site. It has been home to the Air Force Space Command since 1982.
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