Trump signs order creating new Space Academy akin to West Point, location to be determined

President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a new Space Academy modeled after the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, according to the White House. The academy will train officers for the U.S. Space Force and will operate under similar structures to West Point, though its location has not yet been selected. Trump announced the order at a signing ceremony but did not specify a timeline for the academy's opening or its operational details. The Space Force currently trains its officers through other military institutions and officer training programs.

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