Times of India · DistrictNews · 2026-08-29
US to establish first space academy, expand "far beyond the Moon" US President
US to establish first space academy, expand "far beyond the Moon" US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to establish the country’s first space Academy. He also interacted with astronauts stationed at the International Space Station. Trump also presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honour to the Artemis II mission crew, which travelled around the Moon in April and recorded the biggest distance from Earth for a manned space mission. US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to establish the country’s first space academy and interacted with astronauts stationed at the International Space Station, during a visit to Nasa’s Mission Control in Houston.
Why it matters. Why it matters: US to establish first space academy, expand "far beyond the Moon" US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to establish the country’s first space Academy.
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