United States President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the headquarters of US Space Command , the agency he launched during his first term as president to “defend US interests in space”, will be relocated to Alabama.

Here is what is happening and why it matters.

What is US Space Command?

US Space Command – also known as “SpaceCom” – was launched during Trump’s first term as president in 2019 and has its current headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is a separate body from the US military Space Force.

Space Command handles US military operations outside the Earth’s atmosphere. These missions generally entail safeguarding US satellites from external threats.

Congressional records show that about 1,700 personnel work at Space Command. It empl

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