DURING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION – IT WAS DECIDED THE UNITED STATES SPACE COMMAND WAS TO BE MOVED FROM COLORADO TO ALABAMA.

A MOVE THAT WOULD’VE BROUGHT 14 HUNDRED JOBS AND ONE BILLION DOLLARS IN ANNUAL ECONOMIC SPENDING.

A HUGE TRIUMPH FOR THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE.

BUT THE STATE IS HAVING TO WALK BACK ITS CELEBRATION –

AFTER THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION REVERSED COURSE –

KEEPING THE SPACE COMMAND IN COLORADO SPRINGS.

RIGHT NOW —

COUNTRIES ARE ADVANCING THEIR TURF OUT OF THIS WORLD.

SEEING THE SPACE SPECTRUM – AS A WHOLE NEW ASSET.

THE U.S., RUSSIA, AND CHINA ARE ALL IN A RACE TO CREATE NEW, MORE ADVANCED SPACE STATIONS.

NASA IS TRYING TO MINE THE MOON BEFORE CHINA DOES.

CHINA HAS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN SURPASSING THE NUMBER OF SATELLITES ELON MUSK HAS IN HIS STARLINK NETWORK.

AND RUSSIA IS NOW READYING ITS FIRST MOON LANDER LAUNCH SINCE 1976.

THE INCREASED COMPETITION IS WHY THE U.S. SPACE COMMAND POST IS SO IMPORTANT.

IT’S PURPOSE IS TO REPORT THE MILITARY’S ACTIVITIES IN ORBIT TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

COLLECTING COMMUNICATIONS, CONTROLLING NAVIGATION, AND MONITORING ANY POTENTIAL SPYING FROM ABOVE.

IT SERVES AS THE HUB OF OUR OWN INTELLIGENCE ON SPACE EXPLORATION.

THE CITY WHERE IT’S BUILT, BENEFITS FROM IT.

THEN-PRESIDENT TRUMP’S DECISION TO MOVE IT OUT OF COLORADO TO ALABAMA – WAS CRITICIZED AS A POLITICAL MOVE.

TAKING AWAY THE ACCOLADE FROM A BLUE STATE –

AND HANDING IT TO A RED ONE.

NOW BIDEN IS GETTING THE OPPOSITE CRITICISM.

ACCUSED OF REVERSING THE COMMAND’S DEPARTURE FROM A BLUE STATE –

BECAUSE THE ADMINISTRATION DOESN’T WANT IT MOVED TO A RED ONE.

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[L3: HUNTSVILLE KNOWN FOR SPACE RESEARCH, NASA CENTER]

THE IDEA THE BACK-AND-FORTH IS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED –

IS SPECULATION.

HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA IS DUBBED “ROCKET CITY” DUE TO ITS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN SPACE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND NASA CENTER.

HAVING SPACE AS PART OF ITS CULTURE – WOULD MAKE HUNTSVILLE A LEGITIMATE CONTENDER.

THE PENTAGON SAYS THEIR DECISION TO KEEP IT IN COLORADO SPRINGS COMES DOWN TO THE MILITARY READINESS OF THE COMMAND.

BY MOVING THE GOVERNMENT FACILITY – IT WOULD SLOW DOWN ITS OPERATIONS AT A TIME U.S. OFFICIALS ARE BEING FORCED TO PRIORITIZE SPACE EXPLORATION BECAUSE OF CHINA AND RUSSIA’S RECENT ADVANCEMENTS AND INTERESTS.

ONCE IT WAS A RACE TO SPACE.

NOW – IT’S A RACE TO DOMINATE IT.