OH HCR32

United States Space Command, activated August 29, 2019, is seeking a permanent headquarters location with the Department of the Air Force anticipated to make a final selection in early 2021

The Space Command headquarters will employ approximately 1,400 military and civilian personnel

Ohio hosts critical space-related military and research facilities including Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (National Air and Space Intelligence Center), Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA Glenn Research Center with test facilities at Plum Brook Station, and Springfield Air National Guard Base with four intelligence squadrons

Ohio's space capabilities include the Air Force Institute of Technology's space research center and astronautical engineering programs, university research in propulsion and communications, and a space industry specializing in navigation systems and defense technology

The resolution directs the House Clerk to transmit copies to the President, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Air Force, Ohio Congressional delegation, and Ohio news media outlets urging Ohio's selection as the permanent headquarters location