Not true Justmytype. Cheyenne Mountain is home to the US Space Command. That's where all the tracking of objects in orbit, and everything is done.
That's why they're on a higher alert.
Originally posted by Justmytype
Florida would be on Heighten alert because of the Space Shuttle attempt to launch.
The defensive system currently consists of 11 ground-based interceptor missiles, nine deployed at Fort Greely, Alaska, and two at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.