US EditionHow Will the United States Space Command's Departure From Colorado Springs Impact the City's Economy?
The relocation shifts approximately 1,700 jobs and $1 billion annual economic contribution from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, aligning with political and strategic priorities.
- On Tuesday, 2025, President Donald Trump declared that the U.S. Space Command headquarters will be moved out of Colorado Springs and established in Huntsville, located in the state of Alabama.
- This move reversed a 2023 Biden administration decision to keep the command in Colorado and followed a long tug of war since 2021.
- The relocation will shift about 1,400 to nearly 2,000 jobs mostly out of Colorado Springs, where officials expect economic and housing impacts over several years.
- Alabama leaders praised the decision, noting Huntsville's housing affordability and growth potential, while Colorado Democrats criticized it as politically motivated and harmful.
- The move highlights political divisions and may reshape regional economies and workforce distribution in the space command sector for years ahead.
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The Denver Post on how Trump is punishing Colorado for voting against him by moving Space Command: President Donald Trump gave two reasons for why he is stripping Space Command from El Paso County in Colorado and moving the headquarters to Huntsville, Alabama — neither of which was true. First, he said voters in Alabama supported his re-election in 2024 by 47 points. Second, he said that Colorado’s mail-in ballots allow election fraud. The presi…
'We’re very happy that Christmas finally came': Leaders in Alabama overjoyed by Space Command move
While Colorado politicians and local leaders said they were disappointed but not shocked by President Donald Trump's announcement that U.S. Space Command was moving from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Ala., leaders in Alabama were understandably overjoyed.
Alabama officials praise decision to locate Space Command HQ in Huntsville - Alabama News Center
Alabama leaders cheered a Trump Administration decision Tuesday to announce the selection of Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville as the permanent headquarters for U.S. Space Command. The move marks a major milestone in the nation’s strategic defense posture and means an estimated 1,400 Space Command jobs will transition to Redstone Arsenal over the next five years. “As I have said all along, there is no better place to locate Space Command Headquarte…
Trump Explains Why He's Moving Space Command From Colorado To Alabama—And It's Peak Trump
On Tuesday, MAGA Republican President Donald Trump announced he's moving the headquarters for the United States' 11th combatant command, Space Command (SpaceCom), from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. Trump created joint forces SpaceCom in 2019, setting the headquarters at Colorado Springs, as the first step to establishing a sixth branch of the military—Space Force. Joint forces commands are staffed by per…
Rep. Babin to Newsmax: Space Command ‘Looking for Good Things’
Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, told Newsmax on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s decision to relocate U.S. Space Command headquarters will help win the “Space Race 2.0 with the Chinese.” Trump announced on Tuesday that his administration would move Space Command from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Huntsville, Alabama, which is “forever to be known from this point forward as Rocket City.” Babin, who chairs the House Science, Space and Technolog…
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