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Colorado Gov. Jared PolisJared Schutz PolisColorado congressional delegation, governor ask Pentagon for Space Command base Blue states band together looking to bypass Electoral College Ex-Maine GOP gov: White people won’t get ‘anything to say’ if Electoral College is eliminated MORE (D) and the state’s congressional delegation sent a letter to the Pentagon on Friday asking that the Defense Department reestablish U.S. Space Command in the state.
Polis and the delegation urged acting Defense Secretary Patrick ShanahanPatrick Michael ShanahanMcSally to back Trump on emergency declaration Overnight Defense: Senate breaks with Trump on Yemen war | Shanahan hit with ethics complaint over Boeing ties | Pentagon rolls out order to implement transgender ban | Dem chair throws cold water on Space Force budget Watchdog files ethics complaint over acting Pentagon chief’s Boeing ties MORE to use Colorado’s existing space missions and assets, and invited Shanahan to visit the state’s existing space defense infrastructure.
“As the epicenter of national security space, Colorado is the prime location to house national efforts to ensure continued U.S. technological superiority, global leadership, and capabilities in space. For these reasons, it is in the nation’s best interests to base U.S. Space Command in Colorado,” they wrote.
Colorado houses the Defense Department’s center of gravity for space operations, U.S. Northern Command and the U.S. Air Force Space Command, including three of its five active-duty space wings.
Colorado will likely face stiff competition for the site, as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantisRonald Dion DeSantisFlorida bill repealing ban on smokable medical marijuana headed to governor’s desk GOP turns Venezuela into Florida attack line Matt Gaetz makes rare break with Trump: ‘Climate change is real’ MORE (R), a close ally of President TrumpDonald John TrumpGary Cohn says Trump trade adviser the only economist in world who believes in tariffs House transportation committee chairman threatens to subpoena Boeing, FAA communication Pentagon sets new limits on transgender service members MORE, courted the White House last month for the Space Command headquarters.
U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command are already based in Florida, as are U.S. Southern Command, the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
The president directed the Pentagon in December to create Space Command to prepare for the formation of the Space Force. Space Command’s establishment helped bring each military branch’s space elements under one roof.
The Pentagon is crafting legislation to get congressional approval and funding for Space Force, which will be the military’s newest branch, though it is still expected to be housed under the Air Force.
Updated March 8, 7:53 a.m.