U.S. Space Command Relocating to Alabama

Trump says America is ‘losing the race in space badly’ to China and Russia.

Caleb Revill

Friday, September 05, 2025 at 08:00 AM ET

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Travis Tingle

U.S. Space Command's headquarters is currently located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. [Courtesy: U.S. Space Force]

Key Takeaways:

President Donald Trump announced the relocation of U.S. Space Command headquarters from Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.
The move is projected to create over 30,000 jobs and attract hundreds of billions of dollars in investments for Alabama.
U.S. Space Command, reestablished by Trump in 2019, aims to protect American space assets, detect threats, and assist in building the "Golden Dome" missile defense system.

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President Donald Trump has announced that the U.S. Space Command will relocate from Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, to the Army’s Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.

The statement came during a press conference at the White House on Tuesday where the president joked that Huntsville will be known as “Rocket City” from this point forward – a nickname that’s already been used by the city since the 1950s.