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Trump Announces U.S. Space Academy Amid Rivalry With China
Donald Trump announced plans for a new U.S. Space Academy.
He said it will train people for civilian and military space jobs.
The academy will work with the United States Space Force and NASA.
It will also support private companies that send people or equipment into space.
Trump said the school will be modeled after West Point.
He made the announcement at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
The plan comes as the United States competes with China in space.
Trump also honored astronauts from NASA’s Artemis 2 mission, which flew past the Moon.
The academy’s future location has not yet been announced.
Donald Trump announced an executive order creating a U.S. Space Academy.
The academy will train future civilian and military recruits for space-related careers.
It is intended to support the United States Space Force, NASA, and the civilian spaceflight industry.
Trump said the institution would be modeled on the United States Military Academy at West Point.
The academy’s location has not been confirmed, while Artemis 2 astronauts received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
- Who
- U.S. President Donald Trump, NASA, the United States Space Force, and the civilian spaceflight industry.
- What
- Trump announced an executive order creating a U.S. Space Academy to train civilian and military recruits.
- Where
- NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas; the academy’s location has not been confirmed.
- When
- Friday, August 29.
- Why
- To train future space personnel amid U.S. rivalry with China and support military, government, and civilian space activities.
Key facts
- Institution
- U.S. Space Academy
- Legal action
- Trump said he signed an executive order creating the academy.
- Planned model
- The academy will be modeled on the United States Military Academy at West Point.
- Intended beneficiaries
- The United States Space Force, NASA, and the civilian spaceflight industry.
- Location
- The site of the new academy has not been announced.
- Award
- Astronauts from NASA’s Artemis 2 mission received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
- Mission detail
- Artemis 2 completed a lunar flyby in April.
Quotes
Donald Trump
US president who announced the creation of the academy
“It'll serve both the United States Space Force as well as NASA and the civilian spaceflight industry, and it'll attract, train, and graduate the very best of our nation.”
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“It's called the U.S. Space Academy. That's a big deal.”
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