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Emma Roth
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President Donald Trump is moving US Space Commandβs headquarters from Colorado to Alabama, he announced during a press conference on Tuesday. The change reverses former President Joe Bidenβs 2023 decision to leave it in Colorado Springs, where its temporary headquarters have been established.
During the press conference, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), chair of the House Armed Services Committee, called Bidenβs decision to keep Space Command in Colorado βpolitical,β though Trump claimed Coloradoβs mail-in ballot policy was a βbig factorβ in choosing Alabama.
When asked why the administration chose Alabama for the Space Command, Trump said, ββ¦it just works, because we have so much else there,β referencing the presence of NASA, SpaceX, and the Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin in the state. He also said the Space Command headquarters will βplay a key roleβ in building the Golden Dome missile defense system.
Following the shutdown of Space Command in 2002, Trump passed a law to reestablish it in 2019, during his first term, beginning a search for its next headquarters. Trump planned to bring Space Command to Huntsville, Alabama, but Biden opted to keep its headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where Space Command originally formed.
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