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Pensacola: The Future Home Of U.S. Space Command?
June 7, 2020
Pensacola is already the Cradle of Naval Aviation. So why not the home of U.S. Space Command?
U.S. Space Command is currently based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, but the Department of Defense is seeking a permanent home.
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson has submitted letter expressing Pensacola’s interest in becoming the command’s home. Pensacola meets the minimum criteria as announced to date for possible selection.
The Department of the Air Force is providing communities who meet the screening criteria an opportunity to nominate themselves as potential candidate locations by following the process outlined in a letter from the Department of the Air Force to the nation’s governors which includes a nomination form and screening and evaluation criteria.
A preferred U.S. Space Command headquarters location is expected to be selected in early 2021. It is expected to take about six years to construct the necessary facilities.
Pictured: Downtown Pensacola, with an added U.S. Space Command logo. NorthEscambia.com graphic.
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32 Responses to “Pensacola: The Future Home Of U.S. Space Command?”
@ Henry Coe
The US Air Force Personnel who were under the Space MAJCOM have already transitioned, or are in the process of transitioning, to the Space Force. So your comment “If it got to where a 1/3 of the Air Force was dealing with space related issues, at that time it would make sense to split the Airforce with a new military branch…” is actually happening. It’s not that new personnel are being brought in for the program so the fiscally irresponsible argument is moot.
Pensacola would be an excellent location for the space command. Pensacola has a rich history with the military and the space command would be a welcome addition.
It would be a feather in the city’s cap, but I agree with Mr Elliot. Hurricanes, severe weather would seem to be an issue for such an aerial force to operate in. The man who commented on the poor school system and crime has a point but he’s not considering they very healthy growth and improvements areas of our county.
Id rather not, cause when the aliens finally attack, theyll blow up Pensacola first.
Would make sense to return to Pensacola since the first Astronauts trained at NAS Pensacola back in the early 1960’s. Think it would be a Great idea.
Pensacola is a BLT…Big Little Town…please make it stay that way…no way no way to the space command here in our Big Little Town…
I believe it is a great idea to make Pensacola Florida the command Center we are equipped with other Military Base and we are protected , More job opportunity as long as they are US CITIZEN
REGARDING:
“People used to think the same for AIR POWER which turned into the AIR FORCE.”
Sort of.
The value of air power was noted long before the Air Force was formed. Observation balloons were used as far back as 1794. We had the Army Air Corps, Naval planes, Marines using aircraft. Today we have something like:
U.S. Air Force: 5,000.
U.S. Army: 4,400.
U.S. Navy: 2,600.
U.S. Marine Corps: 1,300. (This may be out of date and the remotely operated drones are impressive because they have capabilities human operated craft can’t touch. I’m not sure they are even counted.)
Meanwhile, the Space Force sounds kool but its mission is nebulous:
The U.S. Space Force’s mission is to “organize, train, and equip space forces in order to protect U.S. and allied interests in space and to provide space capabilities to the joint force.
It will be interesting to see how they will do that.
David for an Interstellar Force
So the Air Force has a few more than the Army, nearly twice as many as the Navy.
U.S. Coast Guard: 200.
Space Command is currently at Patrick AFB in Coco Beach, where it will likely remain. Next door to KSC and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, where most of the rockets go up. Brevard county and the Space Coast is where they need to be, close to all the action. My guess is they will either stay at Patrick and become a joint base or move the Air Force Station and rename it. I wouldn’t get any hopes up.
Yeah…… That is exactly what we need. HAHAHAHAH It will never happen because we don’t have the infrastructure to support it. Around here; we have 1970 era roads and bridges because all the tax dollars is sent out to the beach. Another 10K cars to join the Navy Federal mess would finish everything off.
Solution: START: build a by-pass “loop” around the area to take the burden off the surface streets. After that…. We’ll talk about solution 2.
Please God no. Just from the influx of yuppies moving out here from Navy Fed, I’m already gonna wind up moving further inland. Now you wanna turn this place into a liberal cesspool ? No thanks.
I’m with sedition
Space Cadets and an asstronaut or 2.
Yeah because crappy schools is not going to influence any decision. I for one wouldn’t want my kids any any school here.
Austin D, Ashley
Have you seen Saufley Field lately?
It is a solar farm with thousands of solar
panels all over the field. It looks pretty
awesome.
@David Hule lol I get what you’re putting down XD
To those that think this is a JOKE.
People us to think the same for AIR POWER which turned into the AIR FORCE.
You control the sky you control the ground. Ask anyone thats been a sitting duck from aircraft fire.
Sick of people being so narrow minded and so “its not my team” so gonna be against it.
Might as well…whe have enough space cadets around here.
It would make sense for it to be located in an area with a heavy USAF presence, since space had been part of Air Force’s mission until the President made it a separate branch. It would be a boost to Pensacola, though, since the Navy moved thousands of civilian jobs away from this area.
What a joke…………
Just build over Saufly Field it’s being closed down and the Navy already owns it
This is awesome, a lot of very good paying jobs accompanying these govt programs. Pensacola would shine like a new dime.
While this sounds like a wonderful idea for NW Florida, I think any place susceptible to hurricanes should not be considered except Houston. Houston has been the Space Exploration HQ for over 50 years. (Houston we have a problem). It is the only logical location. I am an Emerald Coast resident for 26 years and a Retired Boeing Flight Test Engineer.
Nice idea and I guess it is done but this really isn’t something we absolutely need right now especially with our obese deficit. The Air Force and NASA are perfectly capable to handle anything related to space. If it got to where a 1/3 of the Air Force was dealing with space related issues, at that time it would make sense to split the Airforce with a new military branch like we did with what use to be the Army Air Corps before it splintered off and became the Airforce.
It’s to bad that the idea of Fiscally Responsible Republicans was only a campaign fantasy used for propaganda.
Pensacola is a perfect place for space command , weather , surroundings , excellent place for personal!!!
@david
you are correct Mobile is an industrious city, and Pensacola is a tourist attraction,
and never the two shall mix. Just ask our commissoners, they can’t make any money off the U.S. Space Command, can’t charge a toll, bed tax, drink tax (on the beach), ETC.
Space Command will likely take a pass on Pensacola. Outside the main gate of NAS looks like a war zone, the schools there are all or nearly all failing, and crime in area
of south Escambia county is rampant. Sorry, but Pensacola is an unlikely place for people to move for their family.
They’re already BUILDING a Headquarters Building at Vandenberg AFB, in Commiefornia. The Company I work for is doing the AV and Communication systems work there. The Video Wall at about 13 seconds in on this commercial is the largest 4K Video Wall in the Western Hemisphere.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ud7wgbBBnY
If Joe Biden is elected, you can forget the whole project.
Mobile is an industrious city, it will get it
Always has always will
I’m on board 4 this~!
Space Cadet #000938 REPORTing for Duty!!
A very positive development for Pensacola if they could accomplish this.
Construction plans are apt to cease early 2021.
A shame too. Maybe they would have used nuclear powered engines.
David for money well spent