NASA is working to establish the first United States Space Academy less than two weeks after an Executive Order was signed, with full development underway as of 2026-09-10. The academy will shape the nation's space workforce.
On 28 August 2026, President Trump signed an executive order establishing a Presidential Commission charged with designing the United States Space Academy, a next-generation federal institution to develop American space leaders and advance civilian and military space missions.
On 28 August 2026, President Donald Trump signed an executive order at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston to begin planning the U.S. Space Academy, a proposed federal institution to train personnel for NASA and military space missions. The order establishes a Presidential Commission to oversee the academy's design and development.