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  "title": "Trump orders creation of US ‘Space Academy’, amid rivalry with China",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/trump-orders-creation-of-us-space-academy-amid-rivalry-with-china",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-28T19:07:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3365667/trump-orders-creation-us-space-academy-amid-rivalry-china"
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  "summary": "US President Donald Trump on Friday announced the creation of a “Space Academy” to train future civilian and military recruits for an arena where the United States faces rivalry with China. Speaking at Nasa’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Trump said the institution would be modelled on the famed US military academy at West Point. “It’s called the US Space Academy. That’s a big deal,” Trump…",
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        "title": "'It's going to be beautiful': President Trump signs order to create US Space Academy",
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "President Donald Trump signs order creating US Space Academy",
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        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "US judge questions but won't yet block Trump's new birthright citizenship order",
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        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "‘Space is the hot thing’: Trump signs order to create a US Space Academy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/space-is-the-hot-thing-trump-signs-order-to-create-a-us-space-academy",
        "published": "2026-08-28T20:46:18.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Trump announces new US 'Space Academy', calls it a 'big deal'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/trump-announces-new-us-space-academy-calls-it-a-big-deal",
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