Trump relocates Space Command HQ from Colorado to Huntsville, Alabama

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he is relocating the headquarters of U.S. Space Command from Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama, reversing a 2023 decision by the Biden administration to keep the command in Colorado. The Oval Office address, which the Pentagon livestreamed, formalized a long-running competition between the two states for the strategic military post.

Trump framed the move as a national security and economic win, declaring Huntsville henceforth "Rocket City" and saying the relocation will create more than 30,000 jobs and spur hundreds of millions in investment. The president also criticized the prior administration’s decision to keep the command in Colorado, calling it political interference, and repeated his broader attacks on mail-in voting as an electoral concern. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the announcement was "an exciting announcement related to the Department of Defense."

U.S. Space Command oversees critical missions including satellite navigation, secure communications for troops and early missile warning systems. The command currently operates on an interim basis in Colorado Springs...