Here’s what Trump’s new ‘Space Academy’ could mean for the US military
28-08-2026 22:32 via defenseone.com

Here’s what Trump’s new ‘Space Academy’ could mean for the US military

President Donald Trump’s mandate for a new “Space Academy” puts defense leaders under a NASA-led initiative that could mean military service requirements for the future school's graduates.Trump signed the executive order on Friday at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston during a ceremony where he presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the four crew members who are to take the Artemis II spacecraft around the Moon. It appoints a commission, including Defense
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