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Bloomberg • Jeff Mason

Trump signs executive order to establish U.S. Space Academy for Space Force, NASA and civilian industry

President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the creation of a U.S. Space Academy, with the initiative described variously as an academy and a commission to study its establishment. The institution would train personnel for the Space Force, NASA and the expanding civilian spaceflight sector.

Wall Street Journal • Marianne LeVine, Micah Maidenberg

A West Point for Space? Trump Calls for New Academy to Train Space Personnel

Space Policy Online • Marcia Smith

Trump Honors Artemis II Crew, Signs Executive Order to Establish a U.S. Space Academy

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2026-08-28T10:36:41.337426-07:00

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Breaking Defense • Michael Marrow

F-35 lifetime price tag dips beneath $2 trillion even as buying costs rise

By Breaking Defense: The Defense Department anticipates it will spend an additional $51 billion to acquire the stealth fighter, though revised estimates have pulled the program’s total cost beneath $2 trillion, according to a recent Pentagon report.

DefenseNews.com

Air Force awards Boeing $131 billion ceiling contract for F-15 production, modernization

AirForceTimes

U.S. Air Force awards Boeing F-15 contract with $131 billion ceiling through 2037

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2026-08-28T07:19:49.963989-07:00

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Unmanned Airspace • Kylie Bielby

FAA launches BEYOND Phase 2, invites additional participants

By Unmanned Airspace: The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is launching Phase 2 of the BEYOND programme to expand the agency’s efforts to integrate drones into the national airspace system (NAS).

Flying Magazine

How New FAA Program Plans to Tackle Increased Drone Integration

Also: Aviation Week

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2026-08-28T02:07:28.205835-07:00

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Space.com • Mike Wall

President Trump gives Artemis II moon astronauts the Congressional Space Medal of Honor

By Space.com: The astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission, who flew around the moon this past April, just received the United States' highest space honor.