Trump calls International Space Station during visit to NASA Mission Control Center
Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to speak with astronauts aboard the International Space Station and signed an order creating a Space Force Academy.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump visited NASA's Mission Control Center in Houston and signed an executive order establishing the United States Space Force Academy, creating a dedicated service academy for the military branch.
- Shortly before the signing, Trump honored the Artemis II crew with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, recognizing their critical role in NASA's lunar exploration mission.
- Trump spoke directly with astronauts aboard the International Space Station, a historic phone call with crew members orbiting 250 miles above Earth, and invited them to visit the White House upon their return.
- Comparing the academy to established military institutions, Trump said, "It will be at that same level when you serve West Point, Air Force, Coast Guard, Navy, Annapolis." He emphasized, "It's going to be at that level."
- The initiative represents a significant expansion of the Space Force, which Trump established in 2019 as the first new branch of the US Armed Forces since the Air Force's creation in 1947.
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U.S. President Trump has formalized the establishment of a dedicated academy to independently train Space Force officers. The committee will draft a roadmap within 120 days, a measure aimed at strengthening space security expertise by moving away from the existing system that relied on the Air Force. It is interpreted as a strategy to secure national space leadership that transcends political factions.
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