Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) joined her colleagues in the Alabama delegation in celebrating the final decision to make Huntsville, Alabama the home of U.S. Space Command headquarters.

“Huntsville, Alabama is unequivocally the best place for Space Command,” said Rep. Sewell.  “The Rocket City and the entire State of Alabama are thrilled to continue playing a central role in advancing the United States’ dominance in the frontier of space.”

“I have been an outspoken proponent for bringing Space Command to its rightful home in Alabama, and I have repeatedly joined my colleagues in the Alabama delegation—under both Democratic and Republican administrations—to make clear that Huntsville is the best location based on the merits,” continued Sewell.

Huntsville is known worldwide as the birthplace of the Saturn V rockets that put man on the moon, and it remains the hub for America’s space and missile defense program. The Marshall Space Flight Center pioneered human space exploration and continues to design state-of-the-art space systems and technology. Moreover, Redstone Arsenal is home to a number of mission critical military organizations, including the Missile Defense Agency, Space and Missile Defense Command, and Aviation and Missile Command.

In January 2021, following a comprehensive assessment of all eligible locations, the U.S. Air Force identified Huntsville as the ideal home for the permanent headquarters of Space Command. Subsequent reports by the Department of Defense Inspector General and Government Accountability Office confirmed that the Air Force’s process for selecting Huntsville was reasonable and complied with the law.