Buckeye Reporter

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a new editorial, The Tribune Chronicle writes that U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) “makes a strong case” to bring Space Command and additional Space Force Units to Ohio.

“Given Ohio’s legacy of aviation expertise, its growing base of research and technology centers and its rich human and capital resources, the Biden Administration would be remiss in not giving Ohio a fighting chance at showing the world its legacy of space leadership can continue and thrive for decades to come,” writes the editorial board.

The Tribune Chronicle editorial board joins the editorial boards of The Sandusky Register and The Ironton Tribune, leading research universities, ten economic development and chambers of commerce, and the Ohio Mayor’s Alliance in fighting to bring Space Command to Ohio.

Read the entire editorial HERE, or an excerpt below.

Editorial: Ohio deserves hub for nation’s Space Command

By: Tribune Chronical Editorial Board

June 18, 2023

We add our voice today to that call for Ohio’s selection as the permanent hub of the Space Command, the nation’s newest military branch.

Reaching that lofty outcome, however, will not be easy. Competition is stiff for the headquarters. Space centers in Alabama and Colorado have been leading contenders, and at least three other states have been jockeying for the facility as well.

But Brown, who has taken a leading role in advocacy for this project, makes a strong case. Not only is Ohio rich in aviation and space firsts, it also is home to some of the most sophisticated space research and testing centers as well as to a growing network of technology-based industries, he argues.

Brown also makes the point that despite its recent successes, Ohio has continued to be hit hard by the lingering effects of the decline of steel and other traditional manufacturing industries in recent decades, and the federal government has not provided significant help.

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What must matter, however, is ensuring the selection of the best site for the strength of the Space Command in particular and the national defense in general. Given Ohio’s legacy of aviation expertise, its growing base of research and technology centers and its rich human and capital resources, the Biden Administration would be remiss in not giving Ohio a fighting chance at showing the world its legacy of space leadership can continue and thrive for decades to come.

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Original source can be found here.