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Trump’s Proposed Space Academy Aims to Educate a New Generation of Astronauts and Engineers
The order creates a commission led by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman to assess the academy’s feasibility and report back in 120 days.
- On August 28, 2026, President Donald Trump signed an executive order at the Johnson Space Center in Houston to establish a NASA-led United States Space Academy designed to train the next generation of astronauts, scientists, engineers, operators, entrepreneurs, civil servants, and warfighters.
- Unlike military service academies, this NASA-led federal academy offers a non-military pathway allowing graduates to fulfill post-graduation obligations by working at NASA or "as a government civilian" rather than requiring active-duty military service.
- NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will lead a commission tasked with hashing out "key details" regarding curriculum and eligibility by Christmas, with the commission including the secretary of defense and national security adviser.
- Congressional approval remains necessary to fund the project, which could cost up to $1 billion annually, though lawmakers must still define the academy's precise purpose and operational budget framework.
- Dr. Eric Merriam, a professor of legal studies and political science at the University of Central Florida, warns that unless Congress imposes guardrails to protect academic freedom, the curriculum could become subject to the "ideological whims of the politicians atop the Executive Branch.
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Trump’s proposed Space Academy aims to educate a new generation of astronauts and engineers
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is proposing the creation of a “United States Space Academy” designed to offer the same type of tuition-free, four-year degree as US military academies. But rather than requiring active-duty military service, graduates of this federally funded university may fulfill their post-graduation obligations by working at NASA
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