DENVER — News that U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) is relocating from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama , is not necessarily the economic deathblow that some are making it out to be, according to the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.

Chamber president and CEO J.J. Ament said Space Command accounts for 1,400 jobs and a billion dollars in regional economic impact. However, according to Ament, that is a drop in the aerospace industry bucket.

"We're certainly disappointed to see Space Command move to Alabama, but Colorado's aerospace economy is incredibly robust," Ament told Denver7 anchor Shannon Ogden. "We have more than 2,000 aerospace companies in Colorado. They employ over 200,000 people directly or indirectly."

According to the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Colorado's aerosp

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