Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Command, speaks Oct. 5 at a gathering of industry and government officials in Huntsville, Alabama. Credit: Huntsville/Madison County Chamber

WASHINGTON — Colorado Springs and Huntsville spent years on opposite sides of a bitter fight over U.S. Space Command. Now, with the headquarters move to Alabama underway, business and civic leaders from both cities are trying to turn that rivalry into a partnership built around military space and missile defense.

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Sandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for nearly two decades as editor of NDIA’s National Defense...