Trump Signs Order Creating U.S. Space Academy and Honors Artemis II Crew

President Donald Trump has signed an executive directive establishing a new United States Space Academy while presenting national space honors to the Artemis II mission crew. The initiative aims to formalize astronaut training and recognize recent lunar flight achievements.

29 Aug, 13:10 — 29 Aug, 16:50

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The Artemis II mission marked the first crewed lunar flyby in over 50 years, reviving U.S. deep-space exploration. The new Space Academy aims to train future astronauts and engineers, signaling a long-term commitment to space leadership.

Key entitiesDonald Trump Reid Wiseman Victor Glover Christina Koch Jeremy Hansen Johnson Space Center Space Academy

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Artemis II astronauts received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor
President Trump signed an executive order to establish a Space Academy
The ceremony took place at the Johnson Space Center

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Artemis II astronauts flew around the moon in April

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President Trump signed an executive order to establish a Space Academy

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The Congressional Space Medal of Honor is the nation's highest space honor

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Rarity of the medal

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Emphasizes the medal as a very rare distinction

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Presents the award as a standard honor for the mission

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Details on the Space Academy's curriculum or structure

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The GuardianMostly Factual1d ago

Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for their successful moonshot

Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor The Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon in April received the US’s highest space honor on Friday. Donald Trump presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the three Americans and one Canadian whose lunar flyby for the US space agency Nasa set a new distance record for humanity. Continue reading...

By Associated Press

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express-tribuneMostly Factual1d ago

Trump signs order to create a US Space Academy

Trump's Space agenda includes the Space Force, moon return and eventual Mars missions

By Reuters

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zerohedgeLow1d ago

Trump Establishes Space Academy, Awards Medals Of Honor To Artemis II Astronauts

Trump Establishes Space Academy, Awards Medals Of Honor To Artemis II Astronauts Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump signed an executive order launching the U.S. Space Academy on Friday during a ceremony at NASA's Johnson Space Center, where he awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to four astronauts who crewed the Artemis II mission. Administration officials are directed to submit a proposal within 120 days to establish the Space ...

By Tyler Durden

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First report: le-figaro · 29 Aug, 08:52|Full coverage: 4 · 8h|Window: 8h

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le-figaro29 Aug, 08:52First to report

«C’est une distinction très rare» : Donald Trump décore les astronautes d’Artémis II ayant fait le tour de la Lune en avril

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express-tribune29 Aug, 13:10

Trump signs order to create a US Space Academy

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The Guardian29 Aug, 16:03

Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for their successful moonshot

zerohedge29 Aug, 16:50Latest update

Trump Signs Order Creating U.S. Space Academy and Honors Artemis II Crew

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Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for their successful moonshot

Trump signs order to create a US Space Academy

Trump Establishes Space Academy, Awards Medals Of Honor To Artemis II Astronauts

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«C’est une distinction très rare» : Donald Trump décore les astronautes d’Artémis II ayant fait le tour de la Lune en avril

Trump signs order to create a US Space Academy

Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for their successful moonshot

Trump Establishes Space Academy, Awards Medals Of Honor To Artemis II Astronauts

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