NASA Opens Up Nationwide Bidding War For Proposed Space Academy

President Donald Trump (second from left) presents an executive order establishing the United States Space Academy during an event on Aug. 28, 2026 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew flanked by Michael Kratsios, director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, left; Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, third from left; and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right. Credit: NASA/John Kraus

President Donald Trump (second from left) presents an executive order establishing the United States Space Academy during an event on Aug. 28 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew flanked by Michael Kratsios, director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, left; Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, third from left; and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right.

Credit: NASA/John Kraus
NASA is calling on states to compete for a proposed new space academy that could begin interim operations by 2028 and ultimately host up to 4,000 students. President Donald Trump declared plans to stand up a new civilian space academy in an Aug. 28 executive order, establishing a NASA-led...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Washington.

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