Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (AL-07) and Robert Aderholt (AL-04) released the following statement in support of Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville as the preferred location for U.S. Space Command Headquarters:

“There is no better place for our nation’s Space Command headquarters than the Rocket City. Huntsville is the world’s premier hub for space exploration and innovation and we resoundingly support the 2021 decision to locate it there. We stand by the Air Force’s decision that Huntsville is the best and only home for U.S. Space Command. We look forward to reviewing the Government Accountability Office’s report and remain confident that an objective analysis of the facts will yield the same conclusion.”

BACKGROUND:

Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama was chosen by the U.S. Air Force in January 2021 to be the permanent site for the U.S. Space Command headquarters. This decision was made following a fulsome and transparent site selection process. Congressional colleagues from locations that lost the competition requested two government agencies, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General, investigate the U.S. Air Force’s basing process. The GAO report will be publicly released in the coming weeks.