• Trump announces U.S. Space Command will move from Colorado to Alabama.
• The move reverses a Biden administration decision made in 2023.
• Huntsville, Alabama, is selected for its historical significance in space exploration.
• Critics argue the decision is politically motivated and detrimental to national security.
• The relocation is projected to create thousands of jobs and significant investment in Alabama.

President Donald Trump announced on September 2, 2025, that the U.S. Space Command headquarters will be relocated from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Huntsville, Alabama. This move reverses a decision made during the Biden administration that had established Colorado as the permanent site in 2023. Trump emphasized that the relocation to Huntsville will create an estimated 30,000 jobs and attract hundreds of billions of dollars in investment according to Reuters, Los Angeles Times, and Newsweek.

During his Oval Office announcement, Trump stated, "The US Space Command headquarters will move to the beautiful locale of a place called Huntsville, Alabama, forever to be known from this point forward as Rocket City." He claimed that the city’s robust historical ties to space exploration played a decisive role in the choice, with Huntsville having been pivotal in rocket development since the 1960s according to India Times and South China Morning Post.

The announcement follows a long-standing, politically charged battle over the headquarters, with Alabama and Colorado consistently vying for the prestigious location due to its significant economic implications. Trump remarked that the decision would favor Alabama over Colorado, a state that has leaned Democratic in recent elections. Trump's criticism of Colorado's mail-in voting system was highlighted during his comments, as he noted, “the problem with Colorado is that they have a very corrupt voting system,” which he suggested influenced his decision to relocate NPR and Al Jazeera.

Colorado's bipartisan congressional delegation reacted sharply to the news. In a joint statement, they condemned the decision, arguing that it undermines national security and “wastes billions of taxpayer dollars.” They claimed that moving Space Command would provide strategic advantages to adversarial nations like China and Russia while disrupting vital defense capabilities that are presently well-established in Colorado Springs, as noted by The Hill.

Opponents of the decision also emphasized that a potential relocation could take several years, suggesting that the operational capabilities currently functioning in Colorado Springs would be significantly hampered during the transition period, with significant implications for national defense, according to Le Monde and Al Jazeera.