May 18, 2022 – Sens. Hickenlooper, Bennet Lobby Air Force Head to Keep Space Command in Colorado

Sens. John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, both Democrats representing Colorado, met with the head of the U.S. Air Force on Tuesday to push for keeping the U.S. Space Command’s headquarters in their state.Colorado was one of six states that werefinaliststo host Space Command’s permanent headquarters when then-President Donald Trump reactivated the battalion in August 2019. Space Command has been temporarily headquartered at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs.The administration’s January 2021 announcement to move the headquarters to Alabama drew criticism from Colorado officials who alleged the move was politically motivated.