{
  "id": 4021137,
  "title": "Donald Trump announces new US 'Space Academy'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/donald-trump-announces-new-us-space-academy",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-28T19:06:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/americas/donald-trump-announces-new-us-space-academy-1.500655862"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump announced the establishment of a Space Academy on Friday, aimed at training both military personnel and civilians for the escalating competition in space with China. The new institution, modeled on the prestigious West Point military school, will serve the United States Space Force, NASA, and the civilian spaceflight industry. Speaking at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Trump emphasized the significance of the academy, stating it will \"attract, train, and graduate the very best of our nation.\"\n\nThe Space Force, the sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces, has been credited with playing a crucial role in recent military operations in Venezuela and Iran. However, Trump did not disclose the location of the new academy. The president also presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA's Artemis 2 mission, which had flown past the moon in April.\n\nAs outer space becomes a more strategic arena for global powers, the United States is engaged in a race with China to land astronauts on the Moon before 2030. This follows humans' first lunar landing over 50 years ago. In a recent push to advance space exploration, Trump has pledged a \"golden age\" of space, aiming to launch more rockets, including missions to Mars and the Moon.",
  "summary": "Trump announces new US 'Space Academy'",
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}