Trump Orders Plan for a U.S. Space Academy

Overview

• President Trump signed the executive order on Friday at NASA’s Johnson Space Center during a ceremony honoring the Artemis II crew.
• The order does not itself create or fund a new school but establishes a Presidential Commission chaired by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman to produce a plan within 120 days.
• NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson will serve as the commission’s executive director while Michael Kratsios and Kevin Hassett are named vice chairs.
• The Space Academy is described as a NASA‑led federal institution to train Space Force members, NASA staff and commercial space workers, modeled on existing U.S. service academies.
• No permanent site or funding has been set, President Trump said he will choose a location soon, and Congress would have to authorize and appropriate money before the academy can be built.