SourcePresident Trump Signs Executive Order to Create US Space Academy
This initiative creates a pipeline of skilled personnel needed to build a Moon Base and sustain an orbital economy. It ensures the U.S. workforce can support long-term national security and scientific goals in space.
- Executive Order titled 'Establishing the United States Space Academy Executive Order' signed Aug. 28, 2026.
- Creates a Presidential Commission on the United States Space Academy chaired by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.
- NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson named executive director of the commission.
- Vice chairs are Michael Kratsios and Kevin Hassett.
- Commission must report to the President within 120 days with recommendations on governance framework, service obligations for graduates, physical location, and legislative requirements.
- Signing took place at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, where Trump also presented the Artemis II crew with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.