President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the U.S. Space Command headquarters would relocate from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Huntsville, Alabama.

In 2018, Trump signed an executive order reestablishing the space command during his first term. In 2023, former President Joe Biden decided to keep the headquarters in Colorado, where it was temporarily located.

Trump’s announcement Tuesday officially reversed Biden’s decision and is consistent with his original plan.

“The U.S. Space Command HQ will move to the beautiful locale of a place called Huntsville, Alabama, forever to be known from this point forward as Rocket City,” Trump said in a press conference.

The decision was criticized by Democrats, who say it will be costly to relocate the headquarters and puts jobs in jeopardy in Co

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