DOGE should rebuke Space Command’s proposed relocation

Published December 6, 2024 5:30am ET



As they prepare to start work at their consulting Department of Government Efficiency organization, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy should look upwards. At least figuratively.

More specifically, they should contemplate the poorly conceived idea of relocating the U.S. military’s Space Command from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Huntsville, Alabama. Reports suggest that President-elect Donald Trump will issue such a directive shortly after taking office on Jan. 20, 2025. That’s certainly what members of Congress from Alabama are hoping.

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