U.S. Space Command To Move Headquarters, President Trump Announces

President Trump announced on Tuesday that U.S. Space Command will relocate its headquarters from Colorado to Alabama.

The headquarters will now be located in Huntsville, Alabama, receiving the nickname “Rocket City.”

“This will result in more than 30,000 Alabama jobs,” Trump said.

Trump added that it would result in billions of dollars of investments.

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BREAKING — IT’S OFFICIAL: President Trump announces he is moving the US Space Command HQ from Colorado to ALABAMA

More than 30,000 JOBS will now be created in Huntsville, Alabama, which will now be known as “ROCKET CITY,” Trump says

BILLIONS of dollars of investments will… pic.twitter.com/S5vYgAklUc

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 2, 2025

More from the Associated Press:

Trump said Huntsville won the race for the Space Command headquarters, in part, because “they fought harder for it than anybody else.”

GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who is running for governor of Alabama, said Huntsville is the “perfect place” for the headquarters and suggested it be named after Trump. And Alabama Republican Sen. Katie Britt, who stood next to Trump during the announcement, thanked Trump for “restoring Space Command to its rightful home.”

“The Biden administration chose to make this political,” she said. “What we want to do is put the safety and security of Americans first. We want to make sure our American war fighter is put first.”

The Associated Press reported earlier Tuesday that the president would announce the move at the White House after a Pentagon website set up to livestream the remarks described the event hours in advance as a “U.S. Space Command HQ Announcement.”

“We look forward to building a huge Space Command and having the Donald J. Trump Space Command Center in Huntsville, Alabama,” Tuberville said.

WOAH: Senator Tommy Tuberville just hinted that the new Space Force Command Headquarters will be named after “Donald J. Trump!”

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— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) September 2, 2025

Tuberville said the move would save taxpayers $480 million dollars.

TOMMY TUBERVILLE claims moving Space Command will “save taxpayers $480 million dollars.” pic.twitter.com/Ejp5oIXoRB

— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 2, 2025

Reuters provided further info:

The decision reverses a move made under former President Joe Biden’s administration, which had selected Colorado Springs as the permanent home for the military’s newest combatant command.

Defense officials have previously estimated that relocating the headquarters, which became fully operational in December 2023, could cost hundreds of millions of dollars and take three to four years to complete.

The Space Command, established in 2019 under the first Trump administration, is responsible for military operations beyond Earth’s atmosphere and defending U.S. satellites from potential threats. About 1,700 personnel work at Space Command, according to congressional records.

Trump has often linked federal funding decisions and politics. The president previously blocked a move to put the FBI’s headquarters in Maryland, calling it a “liberal state,” and suggested linking disaster aid in California to the state’s policy decisions.

“The problem I have with Colorado, one of the big problems, they do mail-in voting. They went to all mail-in voting, so they have automatically crooked elections,” Trump said. Citizens can vote in person or by mail in Colorado.

All of Colorado’s congressional leaders said in a joint statement, “Moving Space Command sets our space defense apparatus back years, wastes billions of taxpayer dollars, and hands the advantage to the converging threats of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.” Four of Colorado’s representatives are Republicans.

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Huntsville, home to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and a major hub for defense contractors, such as L3Harris and Lockheed Martin, has long lobbied for the Space Command headquarters.