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Trump Orders U.S. Space Command Headquarters Relocated to Huntsville, Alabama

Colorado officials are preparing a court challenge to the relocation.

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President Donald Trump speaks about the relocation of U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington, as Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen.
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Overview

  • The move reverses a 2023 decision to keep the command in Colorado Springs, following a 2021 Air Force preference for Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville.
  • Trump said Colorado’s mail-in voting “played a big factor” in his decision, as Alabama leaders celebrated and Colorado’s bipartisan delegation warned the change will harm readiness and waste money.
  • Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said he is ready to sue to block the transfer, while Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall signaled the state will intervene to defend it.
  • A Defense Department inspector general review could not determine why Colorado was chosen in 2023, with the Air Force emphasizing cost advantages for Alabama and Space Command leadership citing readiness risks of relocation.
  • Space Command remains fully operational at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, and an IG report said building equivalent facilities in Alabama would take three to four years.