Colorado
Investigations of U.S. Space Command’s basing decision to continue into 2022
The Government Accountability Office and the Defense Department’s inspector general are still months away from completing their investigations of the decision to relocate U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama.
Lawmakers ask Air Force Secretary to ‘pause all actions’ on Space Command relocation
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and other lawmakers are asking Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall to suspend all activities related to the relocation of U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama.
Lamborn and Crow propose establishment of Space Force National Guard
Reps. Doug Lamborn (R) and Jason Crow (D), both from Colorado, announced Aug. 30 they are introducing legislation to establish a Space National Guard as a reserve component of the U.S. Space Force.
Lamborn: The fight to keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado is not over
Rep. Doug Lamborn, a Republican who represents Colorado Springs, told SpaceNews he expects the fight to continue into next year pending ongoing reviews by the Defense Department’s inspector general and the Government Accountability Office.
Colorado lawmakers invite VP Harris to tour space facilities
Colorado lawmakers in a June 9 letter urge Vice President Kamala Harris to visit military and space industry facilities in the state.
Colorado airport receives FAA spaceport license
A Colorado airport has received a commercial spaceport license from the Federal Aviation Administration despite a lack of announced users of the site and concerns about conflicts with aviation.
Former space executive Sirangelo joins University of Colorado
Mark Sirangelo, who left Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) in June after heading the company’s space division for a decade, has joined the University of Colorado Boulder as an “entrepreneur-in-residence” in its aerospace engineering program.
Gift bolsters Colorado aerospace program
A $15 million donation to a University of Colorado department led by a former NASA chief technologist is intended to bolster that university’s space research and education efforts.
