Trump Signs New Military Academy and Honors Artemis II Crew
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President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order to create a new military academy — the U.S. Space Academy — dedicated to educating those pursuing jobs in space.
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USA TodayPresident Donald Trump announced Friday that the United States will create a Space Academy to train officers who can serve in the sixth branch of the military.
The HillTrump announces creation of US Space Academy President Trump on Friday signed an executive order establishing the U.S. Space Academy to educate and train the next generation of engineers, operators and service members in the space realm. “That’s a big deal. So, you think of West Point, and you think of Annapolis, and you think of the Air Force Academy, and you…
Fox NewsThe U.S. Space Academy will be for students looking to enter the U.S. Space Force, a new branch of the military Trump created in his first term. Trump said it will also serve NASA and the civilian spaceflight industry.
New York PostPresident Trump signed an executive order to create a new Space Academy during a Friday visit to Houston. AP Photo/Karen Warren
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Minutes after the announcement, Trump awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission, who flew around the moon earlier this year.
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New York PostTrump was in Houston to present the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the four-person crew of the Artemis II mission, which in April traveled around the moon, setting a new record distance from Earth for a manned space mission.
Fox NewsThe other purpose of the event was to award the four Artemis II astronauts with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. Behind Trump stood more than a dozen astronauts throughout the ceremony.
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Trump spoke to the three Americans aboard the International Space Station during his visit to Johnson Space Center. REUTERS
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NBC NewsTrump also plans to make history later on Friday by becoming the first president to call astronauts on the International Space Station from Mission Control at Johnson.
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01 New York Post “I said, ‘I’ll do it, but it’s got to be top line,'” he added. “It’s got to be the equivalent of the others, which are great. You know, they’re among the hardest schools to get into. You know, you talk about the Ivy League schools. It’s tougher to get into West Point, Annapolis, the Air Force Academy — Coast Guard too.”
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02 USA Today "It's clear that we will need to educate and train an entire generation of skilled service members – engineers and civil operators and everything else to do what we have to do," Trump said in the announcement at NASA in Houston.
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03 Fox News Trump said the location of the academy was yet to be determined, but compared its significance to that of the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., and the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn.
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04 NBC News During his remarks there, the president offered few details about the future space academy, telling attendees that he would be choosing a location “very shortly.”
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