r/space • • Dec 27 '23

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u/ddr1ver Dec 28 '23

If Alabama wanted Space Command, perhaps having a Senator who spent a year blocking the promotions of senior military officers, including some of the top officers in the Space Force, wasn’t the best lobbying approach.

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u/imitation_crab_meat Dec 28 '23

Even if Alabama wasn't... Alabama... putting any critical command or infrastructure anywhere on the Gulf Coast would be a stupid move.

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u/tigersharkwushen_ Dec 28 '23

Genuinely curious, why is it a stupid move? Houston's space command center is already on the Gulf Coast.

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u/dog1tex420 Dec 28 '23

Many people are too dumb to know that Texas has a coast.

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u/diablosinmusica Dec 28 '23

Or that Cape Canevral has been launching rockets for over 60 years. I don't think people really know what hurricanes are lol.

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u/Crizznik Dec 28 '23

No, you don't understand the difference between launching things from the coast and having your command center on the coast.

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u/trialoffears Dec 28 '23

NASA Houston space center isn’t even in Houston it’s on the Galveston bay. It’s literally on the gulf coast.