President Donald Trump signs order creating US Space Academy
Summary
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to create the first US Space Academy, a training facility for future members of the Space Force, NASA, and the civilian space industry. The order also forms a commission to help establish the academy, led by NASA’s administrator and senior government officials.Key Facts
- President Trump announced the creation of the US Space Academy at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas.
- The Space Academy will train people who want to work in the military Space Force, NASA, and civilian space jobs.
- A new commission, led by NASA administrator Jared Isaacman, will guide the academy’s development.
- Other members of the commission include Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Secretary Troy Meink.
- The US Space Force, created in 2019 under President Trump, is the sixth branch of the US military.
- The Artemis II crew, who recently flew around the moon, were honored with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at the event.
- Artemis missions are part of a US plan to return astronauts to the moon by 2028.
- There was a recent Blue Origin rocket explosion at Cape Canaveral that raised concerns about NASA’s future readiness.
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