Trump announces new US ‘Space Academy’
The president says the academy will serve the US Space Force as well as Nasa and the civilian spaceflight industry.
President Donald Trump announced the establishment of a Space Academy on Friday, aiming to train future civilian and military personnel for a space arena where the US competes against China. Speaking at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Trump likened the new institution to the prestigious U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Signing an executive order, he described it as a "big deal" and emphasized its role in supporting the U.S. Space Force, NASA, and the civilian spaceflight industry. The academy would attract, train, and graduate the nation's finest talent.
The U.S. Space Force, the sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces, has played a significant role in recent military operations in Venezuela and Iran, according to Trump. He did not disclose the location of the new academy. Additionally, Trump presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA's Artemis 2 mission, which ventured past the Moon in April.
As outer space has emerged as a strategic domain for global powers in military and technology sectors, the US is engaged in a race to land astronauts on the Moon before 2030, surpassing the 50-year mark since humans last walked the lunar surface. Earlier this week, Trump had pledged a "golden age" of space, committing to launching more rockets, including missions to Mars and the Moon.
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