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Bloomberg • Jeff Mason

Trump signs executive order creating U.S. Space Academy to train personnel for NASA, Space Force and commercial space

President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a U.S. Space Academy, with the institution intended to prepare students for careers spanning NASA, the Space Force, civilian spaceflight, exploration and space protection. The order also calls for a commission to study the academy’s creation, according to one report.

Space Policy Online • Marcia Smith

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

Space.com • Mike Wall

Trump signs executive order creating U.S. Space Academy

Also: Washington Post, NASA, SpaceNews.com, notus.org, Wall Street Journal, Task & Purpose, Stars and Stripes, CBS News, CNA, CNN and 3 more

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

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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.

Associated Press

Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for their successful moonshot

NASA

President Honors NASA’s Artemis II Crew with Highest US Space Award

Also: news.ssbcrack.com, The Independent and orlandosentinel.com

6 Sources

2026-08-28T05:05:13.278902-07:00

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Space.com • Mike Wall

LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 Rocket Explodes During First Landing Attempt

By Space.com: LandSpace's first attempt to land its Zhuque-3 rocket was quite a spectacle, as newly released video footage reminds us.

Also: SpaceNews.com

2 Sources

2026-08-28T10:05:17.919133-07:00

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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

India’s InspeCity Raises $10.5M in Pre-Series A round

By Via Satellite: InspeCity, a space startup based in India, has raised $10.5 million in a pre-Series A funding round to support four planned on-orbit missions over the next year and a half.

1 Source

2026-08-28T11:33:31.814114-07:00

Satellite Europe Space Defense & Militarization

Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Ovzon to Enter German Market With New Partnerships

By Via Satellite: Swedish satellite operator Ovzon is beginning to enter the German market through two new partnerships announced this week. The company will perform an initial test implementation with a German government customer, working with IABG Teleport and German satellite services company MBS.

Also: Satellite Evolution

2 Sources

2026-08-28T10:53:15.473582-07:00

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European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

Orbex’s Sutherland Spaceport Assets Sold to Scottish Development Agency

By European Spaceflight: HIE has bought the assets of Sutherland Spaceport Ltd following Orbex’s collapse. The future of the site is not yet known.

1 Source

2026-08-28T07:35:12.202484-07:00

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Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Astroscale Prioritizes First-Mover Advantage in Satellite Servicing Over Near-Term Profitability

By Space Intel Report: TUPPER LAKE, NY — Satellite debris removal and rendezvous, proximity and operations service provider Astroscale Holdings Inc. of Japan is holding fast to its investment strategy to secure first-mover advantage in its markets, even if that means foregoing profit in the next year or two.

1 Source

2026-08-28T08:35:27.461995-07:00

China Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

Shanghai Begins Construction of Wharf for Planned Commercial Rocket Manufacturing and Sea-Launch Hub

By SpaceNews.com: Shanghai has begun construction on a wharf intended to connect a planned commercial rocket manufacturing hub to sea-launch operations, according to Chinese commercial space sources.

1 Source

2026-08-28T04:50:45.970490-07:00

Trump signs executive order creating U.S. Space Academy to train personnel for NASA, Space Force and commercial space

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

Trump signs executive order creating U.S. Space Academy

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

Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for their successful moonshot

President Honors NASA’s Artemis II Crew with Highest US Space Award

LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 Rocket Explodes During First Landing Attempt

India’s InspeCity Raises $10.5M in Pre-Series A round

Ovzon to Enter German Market With New Partnerships

Orbex’s Sutherland Spaceport Assets Sold to Scottish Development Agency

Astroscale Prioritizes First-Mover Advantage in Satellite Servicing Over Near-Term Profitability

Shanghai Begins Construction of Wharf for Planned Commercial Rocket Manufacturing and Sea-Launch Hub

India’s InspeCity Raises $10.5M in Pre-Series A round

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

Ovzon to Enter German Market With New Partnerships

Trump Begins Process to Establish U.S. Space Academy for NASA and Military Missions

LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 Rocket Explodes During First Landing Attempt

Astroscale Prioritizes First-Mover Advantage in Satellite Servicing Over Near-Term Profitability

Exolaunch to Deploy 68 Payloads Across SpaceX’s Transporter-18 and Bandwagon-5 Missions

ICEYE Opens Three International Offices in a Single Week

Isar Aerospace secures 200 million euros from European Space Agency

D2D venture Astrum Space joins SPAC resurgence with $1 billion deal

ESA awards €543.6 million European Launcher Challenge contracts to Isar, PLD Space and RFA

MTG-I2 and NASA’s Roman Space Telescope enter final launch preparations for late-August liftoffs

Expedition 75 Begins ISS Upgrade Campaign With Solar-Array and Antenna Work

China’s Chang’e-7 delay highlights uneven launch cadence as commercial missions advance

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