# What we know about Trump’s newly announced “space academy”

https://mins.news/en/item/36032

- Ars Technica, 2026-08-28 17:36 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/trump-calls-for-creation-of-a-space-academy-to-train-future-nasa-leaders/

> During a Friday visit to Johnson Space Center, President Trump signed an executive order creating a commission to develop the first national space academy. The proposed US Space Academy would come under NASA and, officials say, would not be a traditional service academy training military officers.

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