President Donald Trump signs an executive order creating the U.S. Space Academy as Michael Kratsios, White House Science and Technology advisor, from left, Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman look on during an event to present the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II crew members, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Johnson Space Center in Houston. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)