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Aug 28, 2026

Trump signs order creating US Space Academy

President Trump signed an executive order establishing a US Space Academy to train officers for the Space Force, NASA, and civilian spaceflight industry, modeled after West Point and other military service academies.

Aug 28, 2026·3 sources

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