HOUSTON—President Donald Trump signed an executive order launching the U.S. Space Academy on Friday during a ceremony at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, where he awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to four astronauts who crewed the Artemis II mission.
Administration officials are directed to submit a proposal within 120 days to establish the Space Academy, under NASA’s leadership, to provide technical education and degree programs needed to train the next generation of leaders to help guide NASA, Space Force, and businesses in the private sector.
“It will attract, train, graduate the very best of our nation, that our nation really has to offer,” Trump said. “But first, we have to honor the heroes who are inspiring the next generation of astronauts and pioneers.”…