U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday, August 28, establishing the U.S. Space Academy to train specialists for the space industry. Yle reports, citing Reuters, writes UNN.
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The academy will be established modeled on the U.S. Military Academy and other leading military educational institutions. Trump did not specify its location.
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According to the president, the academy will train military personnel, engineers, and civilian specialists for the U.S. Space Force and the commercial space industry.
NASA is working on a nuclear-powered spacecraft
Trump also said that NASA had begun work on the first nuclear-powered spacecraft. According to him, the vehicle is scheduled to travel to Mars in two years.
During the visit, the U.S. president also awarded the crew of the Artemis II mission, which flew around the Moon in April, the Congressional Gold Medal and spoke with astronauts aboard the International Space Station.