Trump: SPACECOM HQ will move to Alabama

By Shelley K. Mesch / September 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
U.S. Space Command will move to Huntsville, AL, President Trump announced today, restoring the original plan for the young organization's headquarters. The announcement, made from the White House today, is the latest update to the politically fraught basing decision that started when the command stood up in 2019. “We initially selected Huntsville for the Space Command headquarters,” Trump said. “Yet those plans were wrongfully obstructed by the Biden administration.” While the provisional command was established in Colorado Springs, CO, internal...

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