TRUMP ORDERS CREATION OF US SPACE ACADEMY President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to create a US space academy during a visit to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The academy will train personnel for the Space Force, NASA and the civilian space industry, similar to West Point and Annapolis. Its location has not been decided, although Texas is being considered. Trump also honored the Artemis II crew and highlighted plans for a 2028 Mars mission.(*Walter Bloomberg)