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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Brittney Donovan

Trump makes surprise announcement at Artemis astronauts’ medal of honor ceremony

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  • President Donald Trump presented the crew of Nasa ’s historic Artemis II mission with a Congressional Space Medal of Honor on Friday.
  • Before giving the astronauts the accolade, Trump revealed that his administration is establishing a U.S. Space Academy.
  • He signed an executive order at Friday’s event to begin creating the institution, modeled on West Point and other top U.S. military academies. "It's called the U.S. Space Academy. That's a big deal," Trump said during the visit to Nasa’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
  • Trump says the academy will help train service members, engineers and civilian operators needed as the U.S. Space Force and commercial space industry grow.
  • Trump also said Nasa has begun work on what he called the first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft which he said is expected to launch on a mission to Mars in 2028.

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A late Trump honors Artemis II astronauts — but only after revealing what he wants to build next

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