In unveiling the decision, Trump even seemed to joke that Huntsville will forver be known going forward as "Rocket City" – a nickname it's long had.

"Rocket City" is far from the only US locale with a space-themed nickname.

Here's a closer look at four areas in the United States with well-known space monikers.

News about "Rocket City" is *ahem* taking off amid revelations that the city, better known as Huntsville, Alabama, is due to add to its already-storied cosmic legacy .

President Donald Trump announced Sept. 2 his plans to relocate the U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs to Huntsville – a move making Alabama's largest city central in operations to expand U.S. military might to outer space to compete with rivals like Russia and China. In unveiling the d

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