By Tiffany Williams –
WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump said Monday that U.S. Space Command will relocate its headquarters from Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.
“I am thrilled to report that the U.S. Space Command headquarters will move to the beautiful locale of a place called Huntsville, Alabama,” Trump said during a White House press conference. He added that Huntsville — long known as “Rocket City” for its aerospace industry — will soon be home to thousands of new jobs tied to the move.
Trump said the relocation will bring more than 30,000 jobs to Alabama and result in hundreds of billions of dollars in investment. He also noted that Space Command will play a central role in carrying out a January 27 executive order he signed directing the creation of a missile defense shield designed to protect the United States from foreign attack.
“We were losing the race in space very badly to China and Russia, and now we’re far and away No. 1 in space,” Trump said. “Spacecom has a mission to protect American space assets and detect any threat to our homeland.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth praised the decision, saying it ensures the U.S. maintains its advantage in space.
“Whoever controls the skies will control the future of warfare,” Hegseth said. “Mr. President, today you’re ensuring that happens.”
U.S. Space Command was originally created in 1985, then deactivated in 2002, when its forces were transferred to U.S. Strategic Command. It was reestablished in 2019 during Trump’s first term.