3.09.2025
Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle said the location for the future home of Space Command has already been selected on Redstone Arsenal. And the relocation process may go quicker than expected.
“I can’t tell you the actual spot,” Battle said about where the facility will be located. “But they do have a spot already picked out. They have been working very closely (with federal officials). There has always been a plan B scenario. Until it was actually announced, and until they were told by the Secretary of Defense this will happen, they were moving along with plans with everybody, from the FBI, to the Army Material Command and to the Missile Defense Agency, to Marshall Space Flight Center.”
Approximately 60 acres of land near the center of the arsenal have been identified for the new headquarters facility, the city said in a statement.
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he was reversing a decision by the Biden administration to locate Space Command headquarters in Colorado.
“It’s an honor to give it (Space Command) to Huntsville,” Trump added.
Garrison officials have already looked at temporary space that could be used to house the command in the early move-in stage.
“They’ve been doing a lot of the homework for what’s necessary to be done, so we can move along very quickly,” Battle said.
An earlier analysis by the Inspector General indicated comprisesthere would likely be a phased transition to a permanent facility and that “constructing temporary operational facilities with the same capacity, connectivity and security as those already in use in Colorado Springs would take three to four years.”
The same report noted the one-time cost for moving Space Command to Alabama was $426 million less than remaining in Colorado Springs due to lower personnel and construction costs.
Redstone Arsenal comprises 38,000 acres and is home to operations by NASA, Missile Defense Agency, ATF, FBI and multiple Army commands like Aviation and Missile Command and Space and Missile Defense Command.
Quelle: AL Advance Local Media