President Trump announced on Tuesday that U.S. Space Command will relocate its headquarters from Colorado to Alabama, shifting the military’s space operations to Huntsville, a city dubbed “Rocket City.” The move, framed as a boost for Alabama’s economy, is projected to create over 30,000 jobs and attract billions in investments. Trump credited Huntsville for “fighting harder for it than anybody else” in securing the designation.

Republican lawmakers supported the decision, with Senator Tommy Tuberville, who is running for governor of Alabama, calling Huntsville the “perfect place” for the headquarters and suggesting it be named after Trump. Senator Katie Britt, standing beside Trump during the announcement, praised the relocation as a restoration of Space Command to its “rightful home.”

The shift overturns a prior plan under the Biden administration, which had designated Colorado Springs as the permanent site for the military’s space command. Defense officials previously estimated the move could cost hundreds of millions and take three to four years. The Space Command, established in 2019, oversees operations beyond Earth’s atmosphere and defends U.S. satellites.

Colorado’s congressional leaders criticized the decision, calling it a setback for national security that wastes taxpayer funds and advantages adversarial nations like China and Russia. Huntsville, home to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and defense contractors such as L3Harris and Lockheed Martin, had long lobbied for the headquarters.