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WASHINGTON — Speaking in the Oval Office on Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced U.S. Space Command is moving from Colorado to Huntsville, Alabama.
“Forever to be known from this point forward as Rocket City,” Trump said.
The president was flanked by Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Alabama Sens. Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt and other officials as he gave remarks.
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, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington.
AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein
The decision, confirmed to ABC News earlier Tuesday by person familiar with the matter, reverses a move by President Joe Biden in 2023 to build a new headquarters in Colorado Springs.
Trump took aim at Biden in his remarks, and expressed his hope that Space Command will remain in Alabama for “hundreds of years.”
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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