Trump signs order creating new Space Academy akin to West Point, location to be determined

President Donald Trump signs order creating US Space Academy

The president said graduates of the new academy would serve the US Space Force, NASA and the civilian flight industry.

Aug 28, 2026

Trump signs executive order creating US Space Academy

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday establishing the U.S. Space Academy, an institution he says will be the next U.S. military academy focused on training astronauts, engineers, scientists, and warfighters to lead the country into the future of space exploration and defense. Trump’s executive order creates a White House commission on the […]

Aug 28, 2026

Donald Trump Honors Artemis Crew, Signs Order Creating U.S. Space Academy

WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to start the process of creating a United States Space Academy and awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the four members of the Artemis II crew The order established a Presidential Commission on the United States Space Academy, which will be chaired by ...

Aug 28, 2026

Trump signs order creating new Space Academy akin to West Point, location to be determined

Aug 28, 2026