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President Trump Signs Executive Order for US Space Academy
Confirmed
In Short: President Trump has signed an executive order to establish the US Space Academy, which will train graduates for the US Space Force, NASA, and civilian flight industries.
United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to create the first national space academy, known as the US Space Academy. The academy's graduates will serve the US Space Force, NASA, and the civilian flight industry, according to Trump's statement.
During a visit to Johnson Space Center, Trump signed the executive order, emphasizing the need to educate and train a new generation of skilled professionals for space-related roles. The academy will not function as a traditional service academy but will focus on educating and training engineers and civil operators.
The proposed academy will fall under NASA's jurisdiction and will not train officers for the armed services like the Air Force Academy. Trump mentioned that he will soon choose a location for the academy, and the majority of slots will be allocated to NASA and civilian positions.
Trump's executive order follows the establishment of the Space Force in December 2019, marking the creation of the US military's sixth branch. He highlighted the importance of the academy during a meeting with astronauts, noting the threats to national security and the need for skilled professionals in the space sector.
What's confirmed
- “I’m going to be choosing a location very shortly,” Trump said Friday.
What's still developing
- The president said graduates of the new academy would serve the US Space Force, NASA and the civilian flight industry.
- United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing the country’s first-ever Space Academy.
- “I will sign an executive order to begin the process of creating a new national academy. It’s called the US Space Academy,” Trump told the astronauts and NASA employees who gathered to hear him speak.
- “They’re all great. But … we’re gonna have an academy for what the people in this room love the most,” Trump said.
- In December 2019, Trump signed into law a bill establishing the Space Force, marking the creation of the US military’s sixth branch.
- “There are grave threats to our national security,” Trump said at the time.
- Trump said one of his meetings this past spring was interrupted by news of the crew’s endeavours.
- “I was at a very important meeting with the biggest people in the country,” Trump explained.