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Bloomberg • Jeff Mason

Trump signs order to study a U.S. Space Academy for Space Force, NASA and commercial-sector careers

President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating a commission to examine establishing a federal space academy modeled on military service academies. The proposed institution would train personnel for the Space Force, NASA and the expanding civilian spaceflight industry, supporting missions spanning exploration, exploitation and space protection.

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.