U.S. Space Force

The Atlas V rocket, built at the United Launch Alliance factory in Decatur launched its final National Security satellite during an early morning blast off at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Florida’s Atlantic coast.

President Joe Biden has decided to keep U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado, overturning a last-ditch decision by the Trump administration to move it to Alabama and ending months of politically fueled debate, according to senior U.S. officials.

The Air Force announced the permanent location for many more U.S. Space Force units — and none of them are in Huntsville. This suggests the service may be moving ahead with at least part of the design it originally sought for the new force before it became entangled in politics.