Trump to Create Space Academy
According to a press release from NASA, the proposed academy would "focus technical education with leadership development, discipline and a commitment to public service, helping ultimately advance U.S. interests in space."
“Given the rapid growth of the U.S. Space Force and commercial space industry, and the expansion of our ambitions to the Moon and far beyond the Moon, it’s clear we will need to educate and train an entire generation of skilled service members, engineers, and civil operators,” Trump said.
The executive order, according to NASA, also calls on NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman to serve as the chair of a new Presidential Commission on the U.S. Space Academy, while NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson will be the executive director.
According to NASA, Isaacman and Anderson will work with vice chairs — Michael Kratsios, assistant to the president for science and technology, and Kevin Hassett, assistant to the president for economic policy — along with other representatives from the White House and the interagency on the commission.
The commission must submit a report to Trump within 120 days of the executive order's signing to detail recommendations on governance framework, service obligations for graduates, where it will be located, legislative requirements and more.

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