President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday during a press conference that the headquarters of US Space Command will be relocated from Colorado to Alabama. This decision overturns former President Joe Biden’s 2023 determination to maintain the headquarters in Colorado Springs, where its temporary operations have been centered.
During the conference, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), who chairs the House Armed Services Committee, criticized Biden’s choice to keep Space Command in Colorado, describing it as a “political” maneuver. Trump asserted that Colorado’s regulations on mail-in voting played a significant role in the decision to move to Alabama.
When questioned about the basis for selecting Alabama, Trump remarked, “…it just works, because we have so much else there,” highlighting the presence of NASA, SpaceX, and Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos. He indicated that the headquarters would “play a key role” in the development of the Golden Dome missile defense system.
The Space Command was initially shut down in 2002, but Trump enacted legislation in 2019 to re-establish it during his presidency, initiating a search for a new headquarters location. Trump had aimed to locate Space Command in Huntsville, Alabama, yet Biden chose to retain it in Colorado Springs, where it was originally founded.
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