Trump Signs Executive Order to Establish U.S. Space Academy and Nuclear Mars Mission
PUBLISHED Aug 28, 2026, 9:53 PM ET
President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing the United States Space Academy during a ceremony at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston. The new institution will mirror military service academies like West Point to train specialized service members, engineers, and civilian operators for the expanding commercial space industry and the Space Force. A special commission led by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will deliver governance and curriculum recommendations within one hundred twenty days. During the visit, President Trump also awarded the prestigious Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the four Artemis II crew members following their historic lunar flyby earlier this year. Furthermore, the administration announced that development has officially commenced on a pioneering nuclear powered interplanetary spacecraft slated for a Mars mission by twenty twenty eight. The sweeping initiatives mark a major shift in federal aerospace priorities, combining dedicated military style personnel pipelines with advanced nuclear propulsion technology today.
By Sarah Whitman | JQJO News
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