Trump signs order to create space-focused military academy

Key Points:

• President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing the U.S. Space Academy to train personnel for the U.S. Space Force, NASA, and the civilian space industry, citing the rapid growth of space initiatives as motivation.
• Speaking at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Trump emphasized the need to educate and train a new generation of skilled service members, engineers, and civil operators to support expanding space ambitions.
• Trump made history as the first president to call astronauts aboard the International Space Station from NASA’s Mission Control Center and awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II mission crew.
• Astronauts aboard the space station, including Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, expressed support and enthusiasm for the new academy and its mission to inspire future generations.
• Trump did not specify the location of the new academy but promised to announce it soon, while expressing optimism about the future of U.S. space exploration beyond the moon.