Space Command is responsible for military operations beyond Earth's atmosphere, or about 62 miles and higher.

Trump re-established Space Command in 2019 during his first term. It was originally created in 1985.

Trump's decision to move the headquarters to Huntsville, Alabama, reverses a move made under former President Joe Biden's administration.

President has opted to in a move that will have deep implications for the future of the nation's military operations beyond Earth.

The move, which Trump announced Tuesday, Sept. 2, is both a reversal of a Biden-era decision to make Colorado Springs the permanent home to Space Command, and a revival of his own first-term plan to award the headquarters to Huntsville, Alabama. It's also the latest development in a years-long political tussle over

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