Multiple states demand Space Command investigation

[TexasTowelie]

Source: Albuquerque Journal

After losing a space race of sorts to Alabama, officials in New Mexico and other states that failed in their bid to host the U.S. Space Command are calling for an investigation into the selection process.

Several lawmakers said the U.S. Air Force appeared to be playing politics when it chose Redstone Arsenal outside of Huntsville, Alabama, over five other cities including Albuquerque, as the location for Space Command Headquarters.

Officials in New Mexico, Colorado and Nebraska all said there were better reasons to locate the command center at Air Force bases in their respective states.

“It’s no surprise the outgoing administration would make a politically-motivated decision on their way out the door,” Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller said.

Read more: https://www.abqjournal.com/1536963/multiple-states-demand-space-command-investigation.html

[DENVERPOPS]

1. Of course

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considering that NORAD has been located in Colorado since it was built........ in what is practically the most RED city in the nation.

I wonder how much Alabama had to pay Jared & Ivanka for Alabama being named ???????..........

AND, Albuquerque and Colorado Springs do not have Hurricanes!!!!!!!!????????

[Billytee]

2. Was going to reply but first....

I need to check my Commander Cody secret decoder ring.

[sweetloukillbot]

3. Doesn't NASA have a big presence in Huntsville?

It seems logical, even if it is a Red state.

[bluedigger]

4. They do.

Some of my rocket scientist friends relocated there years ago. New Mexico has a strong case, too, what with the aliens at Area 51, and whatnot.

[Kali]

8. isn't area 51 in Nevada?

[Throckmorton]

13. Yes it is, and anybody who is somebody knows,

the Aliens are in a deep freeze at Wright-Patterson AFB. Area 51, Groom Lake, wasn't even opened until 1955.😉

[Crash2Parties]

5. Albuquerque is closest to Spaceport America

Nebraska has...uh...geographic centrality, missile silos - and a nexus of Internet connectivity.
Colorado has the Air Force Temple - uh, I mean Academy & NORAD.
Alabama has...history? Proximity to both Kennedy Space Center & Houston?

[Sgent]

7. The two largest R&D centers

for space -- Marshall Space Flight Center and Redstone AF base.

I don't know if its a good selection, but its not completely out of left field.

[Crash2Parties]

21. Space Force is military, not research?

NASA is supposed to be the space science agency.

[Sgent]

25. NASA

and the Air Force have always worked together hand in glove. Redfield AF base is almost across the street from Marshall Space Center in Huntsville, and engineers and personnel go between them all the time. Most astronauts are active duty military, and space walk training is done at Redfield for instance.

[BadgerMom]

11. White Sands Missile Range, Los Alamos National Labs and Sandia National Labs

are all close. They all have astrophysicists and other space scientists at work. With the Spaceport here, a case can be made that New Mexico would have been a solid choice. Of course, we’re a blue state so I’m sure that’s disqualifying to Republicans.

[Crash2Parties]

20. Space Force is military, not research?

NASA is supposed to be the space science agency.

[NCjack]

15. Colorado is closest to space. You can almost walk to space from Pike's Peak.

[Crash2Parties]

22. Only 61 miles to go!

[roamer65]

6. So more of my Michigan tax dollars paying for shit in Alabama?

Secession looks better every day. We would save a shitpot of money.

[Submariner]

9. Dissolve this stupid space command bullshit

and put the space work back with the USAF and NASA where it belongs. Crush this shit just like trump did to Obama’s programs.

Biden will kill this.

[Sapient Donkey]

12. I think you might be confusing space command with space force.

I'm not sure it would be a good idea to kill US Space Command.

[Submariner]

16. I did indeed confuse the two

Thanks for the heads up. I got myself all PO’ed for nothing.

[brush]

24. I so agree. I was trying to get this straignt: Space Force Command is on an Air Force Base?

WTF? Why aren't there Space Force bases? Is it because this is just a made up trump creation he can brag about creating?

Dissolve it and integrate it back into the Air Force from whence it came.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

10. Huntsville was called "Space City" starting back in the late 50's and you couldn't throw a rock

without hitting a hollow rocket on display. We had the Peenemünde crowd here to kick start the space program in America. Since then the area has turned into a Southern R&D hotspot and I would guess that there are more engineers in Hsv than just about any other profession.

Plus, there's this:

[BumRushDaShow]

14. Just move it to San Francisco on the grounds of the Presido and call it a day!

[Nitram]

17. Business as usual for the Dump Admin.

[chriscan64]

18. How will the aliens react if we send a crew from Alabama?

Some Martian Trump will scream about how we're not sending our best and brightest. Trump will have to pay for a space wall.

[Baclava]

19. Obviously,Cheyenne Mtn is the only place with thick enough shielding to protect from alien mind rays

NORAD KNOWS!

[nattyice]

23. I'm ALWAYS getting contacted by recruiters to come down and work on space stuff in Alabama.

Even though I live in the northeast. Guess they can’t find anyone closer?

[DeminPennswoods]

26. Biden should immediately decommission the Space Force

Whatever military concerns there are in space can be handled by the USAF, no need for a seperate command.