WAAY 31's Will Robinson-Smith discusses possibility of new job openings if Huntsville becomes the home for U.S. Space Command.
Needed to execute the mission.
Thanks for joining us on this exciting thursday evening -- i'm dan shaffer.
And i'm najahe sherman.
We want to get straight to waay 31's will robinson smith.
He's live in huntsville after hearing from the madison county chamber of commerce about the announcement and what it means for north alabama.
Will.... huntsville is once again a finalist for housing space command.
Governor kay ivey's office says the process was re-opened and redstone remains one of six finalists.
Redstone is the only non-air force base under consideration.
If chosen -- space command would bring about 14- hundred jobs.
That's a combination of both uniformed and civiilan positions.
Members of the huntsville madison county chamber of commerce say this is a high honor for the rocket city and they are confident redstone will come out the winner.
Redstone arsenal certainly can accommodate and it has a number of space-related activities on the arsenal and a number of aerospace and defense-related activities in the local area, from which to draw on.
Local leaders say that another site visit to the arsenal will be coming in the near future -- but don't have a specific date just yet.
Reporting live in huntsville -- will robinson-smith -- waay 31 news.
Redstone Arsenal finalist for Space Command HQ
