President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that U.S. Space Command will move its headquarters from Colorado to Huntsville, Alabama, a city dubbed “Rocket City.” The decision, framed as a boost for Alabama’s economy, is expected to create over 30,000 jobs and attract billions in investments.

Trump claimed Huntsville secured the relocation by “fighting harder than anybody else,” while Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville, a gubernatorial candidate in Alabama, praised the move as the “perfect place” for the command and suggested naming it after Trump. Senator Katie Britt, who stood with Trump during the announcement, lauded the effort to “restore Space Command to its rightful home.”

The shift reverses a 2021 decision by the Biden administration, which had designated Colorado Springs as the permanent site. Defense officials previously estimated the relocation could cost hundreds of millions and take three to four years. The Space Command, established in 2019 under Trump’s first term, oversees military operations beyond Earth and protects U.S. satellites.

Trump criticized Colorado’s mail-in voting system, calling it a source of “crooked elections,” despite Colorado allowing both in-person and mail-in voting. Colorado’s congressional leaders condemned the move, stating it would undermine space defense efforts and benefit adversarial nations like China and Russia. Huntsville, home to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and defense contractors, has long sought the headquarters.