- President Donald Trump signed an executive order to establish the U.S. Space Academy during a visit to Johnson Space Center in Houston.
- The U.S. Space Academy is intended to educate those pursuing space-related careers and will serve both military and civilian sectors.
- Trump also awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission.
- During the same visit, Trump made history by becoming the first president to call U.S. astronauts on the International Space Station from NASA's Mission Control Center.
- The U.S. Space Academy will be for students looking to enter the U.S. Space Force, a new branch of the military Trump created in his first term.
- The Artemis II crew successfully flew around the moon earlier this year, marking a significant milestone in NASA's lunar exploration efforts.
President Donald Trump officially launched the U.S. Space Academy on Friday, an initiative designed to educate future leaders in space-related fields.
“We’re going to have an academy for what the people in this room love the most. That’s exciting,” Trump stated at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
The academy aims to support the U.S. Space Force, which Trump established in 2019, and will also cater to NASA and the burgeoning commercial space industry.5
“It’s clear that we need to educate and train an entire generation of skilled service members, engineers, civil operators and everything else to do what we have to do,” he added.
The exact location of the academy is yet to be determined, but Trump emphasized its importance, likening it to the United States Military Academy at West Point.
In addition to the academy announcement, Trump awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew, who are set to make history with their upcoming lunar mission.3
“I just congratulate everybody. And be careful. Be safe. And we love you all,” Trump told astronauts aboard the International Space Station, highlighting the significance of the new academy in fostering future talent in space exploration.
Astronaut Jack Hathaway expressed enthusiasm for the initiative, stating, “I graduated from the Naval Academy. I’m sure they’re more than excited to support it and have it on board.”
“The academy will train students for the U.S. Space Force, NASA, and the commercial spaceflight industry, with Trump saying he will choose a location "very shortly." He also made history as the first president to call astronauts on the ISS from Mission Control Center.”
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