'It's going to be beautiful': President Trump signs order to create US Space Academy

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August 28, 2026, 6:44 PM

• •Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 28 creating the U.S. Space Academy.
• •The academy is described as an institution of higher learning for careers in studying, exploring, exploiting and protecting space.
• •Trump said it would serve the U.S. Space Force, NASA and the civilian spaceflight industry.
• •NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman called the plan a step toward educating future engineers, scientists, technicians, operators and astronauts.
• •A presidential commission chaired by Isaacman will report within 120 days on governance, location, service obligations and legislative requirements.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating a U.S. Space Academy during a ceremony at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. The proposed institution is intended to train students for careers tied to the Space Force, NASA and the civilian space industry. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the academy would help prepare engineers, scientists, technicians, operators and astronauts for future lunar, scientific and orbital-economy missions. A presidential commission chaired by Isaacman is due within 120 days to recommend the academy’s governance, graduate obligations, location and legislative needs.

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