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Chinese Balloon Incident Renews Call by Colorado Leaders to Keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado

Chinese Balloon Incident Renews Call by Colorado Leaders to Keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado
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In the wake of the Chinese balloon overflight of the U.S., seven Colorado leaders, including Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.)--the new chair of the House Armed Services Committee's strategic forces panel, are urging the Pentagon to keep the headquarters of U.S. Space Command at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, rather than move it to Huntsville, Alabama's Redstone Arsenal. "Last week, when an unmanned, foreign object traversed the United States for days, U.S. Space Command was not operating at full…

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