What Happened
New Initiative Aims To Strengthen Nation's Space Workforce
President Donald J. Trump has signed an Executive Order establishing the first-ever US Space Academy, with the goal of strengthening the nation’s space workforce by expanding opportunities to educate and develop the next generation of leaders across the space domain. The newly formed Presidential Commission on the United States Space Academy will report to President Trump within 120 days to provide recommendations on the location of the academy, governance, and other foundational policies. The signing of the Executive Order took place at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, where President Trump also presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of the Artemis II mission. This development was first reported by Unknown Source.