Ainsworth launches Alabama Aerospace and Defense Council
Alabama now has a new Aerospace and Defense Council.
Alabama now has a new Aerospace and Defense Council.
Alabama’s state and federal elected leaders were quick to react Monday to the news that President Biden would not be moving Space Command from Colorado to Huntsville.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the decision ahead of the announcement.
Gov. Kay Ivey says she welcomes a federal review of the decision to move the Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Huntsville. Ivey said today that she believes the review will confirm that Alabama was the right choice. The Department of Defense’s inspector general announced Friday that it was reviewing the Trump administration’s last-minute decision to relocate U.S. Space Command…
U.S. Space Command Logo (Source: U.S. Space Command) Huntsville will now be the new permanent home of the U.S. Space Command Headquarters. Governor Ivey and several officials made the announcement Wednesday afternoon. “I couldn’t be more pleased to learn that Alabama will be the new home to the United States Space Command!,” said Governor Ivey. Governor Ivey said she was…