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Trump Orders Creation of U.S. Space Academy

A White House commission led by NASA administrator Jared Isaacman has 120 days to recommend the academy’s structure, location, curriculum, including whether graduates would owe service obligations.

In this image provided by NASA, the Artemis II crew, clockwise from left, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover, pause for a group photo inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home on Wednesday, April 7, 2026. (NASA via AP)
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President Donald Trump arrives to a ceremony honoring Artemis II crew members at NASA's Johnson Space Center on August 28, 2026 in Houston, Texas.

Overview

  • President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 28, 2026, launching a presidential commission to design a NASA‑led U.S. Space Academy.
  • The commission will be chaired by NASA administrator Jared Isaacman and must report back within 120 days with recommendations on governance, curriculum, site selection, legislative needs and graduate obligations.
  • The administration says the academy is meant to train people for the U.S. Space Force, NASA and the commercial space sector, but the order does not itself create a functioning school.
  • Trump announced the plan at NASA’s Johnson Space Center while awarding the Artemis II crew the Congressional Space Medal of Honor for their April lunar flyby.
  • Any establishment of the academy will depend on the commission’s proposals, presidential approval, possible new legislation and congressional funding, leaving key details unresolved for now.