The president said graduates of the new academy would serve the US Space Force, NASA and the civilian flight industry.

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United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing the country’s first-ever Space Academy.

On Friday during an event honoring the four-person Artemis II crew at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas, Trump made the unexpected announcement. He described the training facility as “a big deal” and said it would be “top line”.