President Trump announces new Space Force Academy ahead of NASA launch

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President Trump announced the creation of a new Space Force Academy on August 28, 2026, ahead of NASA's scheduled launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope. The announcement was made as part of a broader effort to formalize training for the Space Force branch of the military.

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President Trump announced a new Space Force Academy on August 28, 2026.

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Donald Trump

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NASASpace Force

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United States

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From NBC News

As NASA prepares to make history this weekend with the launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope, expected to dramatically expand our view into the universe, President Trump today announced a new academy for the Space Force branch of the military. NBC News’ Tom Costello reports. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here: https://www.nbcnews.com » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Subscribe to Here's the Scoop podcast: https://www.nbcnews.com/heres-the-scoop-daily-podcast » NBC News App: https://apps.nbcnews.com/mobile » Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621 » Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBC » Find NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBC » Follow NBC News on Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBC » Follow NBC News on Instagram: http://nbcnews.to/InstaNBC #trump #spaceforce #news