Do we need a Space National Guard? Colorado says yes, but Congress is not so sure.
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Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, then the adjutant general for the Colorado National Guard, talks with reporters at a roundtable discussion about the National Guard's role in the newly formed Space Force at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 12, 2020. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Erich B. Smith)
The Colorado House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill Friday that lays the legal framework for the state to establish the Colorado Space National Guard. But before any Coloradans head to the recruiting station, they should know there’s a catch — the U.S. Congress has to authorize a Space National Guard first.