WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is scheduled on Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m. ET to make an announcement from the Oval Office, according to the White House, which has yet to release further information.
Trump is expected to announce on Tuesday that U.S. Space Command will move from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Huntsville, Alabama.
The decision, confirmed by a person familiar with the matter, reverses a move by President Joe Biden in 2023, in which the Biden administration said it wanted to build a new headquarters in Colorado Springs.
President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in the Oval Office of the White House, Aug. 25, 2025, in Washington.
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Biden officials said at the time that they didn’t want to delay the command’s ability to become fully operational after a provisional headquarters was set up there four years earlier. In particular, officials said, the president didn’t want the command to be distracted with a move at a time when China was prioritizing its own military capabilities in space.
The move aligned with a recommendation by SPACECOM but was at odds with the Air Force. According to the Defense Department Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office, the Air Force recommended moving SPACECOM’s permanent headquarters to Redstone Arsenal in Alabama because it would save $426 million.
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