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 </figure>By TOM SHINE <a href="https://www.kmuw.org/post/us-space-command-wont-land-kansas">Kansas News Service</a>Kansas will not be the final frontier for the U.S. Space Command headquarters.The U.S. Air Force <a href="https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2421819/department-of-the-air-force-selects-six-candidate-locations-for-us-space-comman/" target="_blank">released its six finalists</a>
 for the command’s future home this week, and Wichita, Derby, 
Leavenworth and Kansas City were not on the list. They were among 31 
cities nationwide to submit bids last fall.The remaining candidates to house the newest military command are 
Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Offutt Air Force 
Base near Omaha, Nebraska; Patrick Air Force Base near Melbourne, 
Florida; Port San Antonio in Texas, and Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, 
Alabama.Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, the Space Command’s current temporary headquarters, is also a finalist.A final decision is expected in January after the U.S. Department of Defense conducts virtual and in-person site surveys.The
 Space Command currently has 1,400 military and civilian personnel 
working in its headquarters. The newest military branch was created last
 year by President Donald Trump. According to its mission statement, it 
would conduct "operations in, from, and to space to deter conflict, and 
if necessary, defeat aggression, deliver space combat power for the 
Joint/Combined force, and defend U.S. vital interests with allies and 
partners."When the Kansas bids were announced, Gov. Laura Kelly 
said the state would direct the necessary resources to help the bids 
move forward.The Greater Wichita Partnership helped both Wichita and Derby prepare their proposals.

U.S. Space Command won't land in Kansas