- U.S. President Donald Trump announced the U.S. Space Command headquarters will move from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Huntsville, Alabama. This reverses a Biden-era decision to keep it in Colorado.
- Huntsville, nicknamed “Rocket City” for its historical role in the U.S. space program, is home to Redstone Arsenal, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, and Army Space and Missile Defense Command.
- Space Command, established in 2019 under Trump, currently employs about 1,700 personnel. Approximately 1,400 Space Command jobs are expected to transition over the next five years.
- Trump cited Alabama’s strong support for him and criticized Colorado’s mail-in voting system, framing the move as partly politically motivated.
- Alabama officials welcomed the move as a national security boost and economic benefit. Colorado officials criticized it as costly, disruptive, and weakening U.S. space readiness.
Trump to Move Space Command Headquarters from Colorado to Alabama
