Trump Signs Order for US Space Academy, Honors Artemis II Crew
President Donald Trump established the nation's first space academy and awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II astronauts.
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US to establish first space academy, expand 'far beyond the Moon'
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What this story says
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating the first U.S. Space Academy.
- NASA administrator Jared Isaacman was appointed chair of the Presidential Commission on the United States Space Academy.
- Trump honored the Artemis II astronauts with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
- The announcement was made during a visit to NASA’s Mission Control in Houston.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
78/100
Craft
95/100
Hype
35/100
6 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to establish the United States Space Academy. The announcement was made on Friday during a visit to NASA’s Mission Control in Houston. Trump also spoke with astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and presented the Artemis II astronauts with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
The proposed U.S. Space Academy aims to strengthen the nation's space workforce and develop future leaders in the field, according to a NASA press release. Trump stated that the academy is needed due to the growth of the U.S. Space Force, the commercial space industry, and ambitions to expand beyond the Moon. NASA administrator Jared Isaacman has been appointed chair of the Presidential Commission on the United States Space Academy. Trump presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II mission crew, who had previously traveled around the Moon.
Disagreement on details of the Artemis II mission
The South Florida Reporter states the Artemis II astronauts completed a journey around the Moon earlier this spring and lists Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen as recipients of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. The Times of India reports that the Artemis II mission crew traveled around the Moon in April and recorded the biggest distance from Earth for a manned space mission.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated reports or digests mention the specific cost estimate for the proposed U.S. Space Academy. The centre-rated report also does not include this information.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 3 times, most recently on 29 Aug 2026, 06:45, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
1 rated outlet
- The South Florida Reporter's digest led on President Trump honoring the Artemis II astronauts and launching the new Space Academy. It reported that Trump visited NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and celebrated the Artemis II lunar mission's achievements. The digest stated that four astronauts received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, describing it as the highest civilian award for American space exploration.
Right
5 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports focused on President Trump's actions and statements. The Times of India's full report highlighted the establishment of the U.S. Space Academy and Trump's comments on the need for a trained generation for space exploration. It also detailed Trump's past space-related policies and his interactions with ISS astronauts. OAN and WABC digests focused on Trump speaking with astronauts aboard the International Space Station. U-S-NEWS.COM's digest also reported on Trump speaking with astronauts aboard the ISS, using the headline 'POLITICS: HISTORIC: Trump Speaks with Astronauts Aboard International Space Station!, Video'. India Today's digest noted Trump unveiling the Space Academy during a call with the ISS crew and linking it to honoring Artemis II astronauts.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Trump Signs Order for US Space Academy, Honors Artemis II Crew?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 17% are rated centre, 83% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Trump Signs Order for US Space Academy, Honors Artemis II Crew left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Trump Signs Order for US Space Academy, Honors Artemis II Crew biased?
- Trump Signs Order for US Space Academy, Honors Artemis II Crew is one event reported by 6 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Trump Signs Order for US Space Academy, Honors Artemis II Crew?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Trump Signs Order for US Space Academy, Honors Artemis II Crew?
- 6 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What is the purpose of the new U.S. Space Academy?
- The proposed U.S. Space Academy aims to strengthen the nation's space workforce and develop the next generation of space leaders. This initiative is seen as necessary due to the rapid growth of the U.S. Space Force, the commercial space industry, and expanding ambitions for space exploration.
- Who was appointed to lead the Presidential Commission on the United States Space Academy?
- NASA administrator Jared Isaacman has been appointed as the chair of the new Presidential Commission on the United States Space Academy. This commission will oversee the development and implementation of the academy's initiatives.
- Which astronauts were honored by President Trump?
- President Donald Trump presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II mission crew. This crew had previously completed a journey around the Moon, marking a significant milestone in space exploration.
Read it at the source
6 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
1Right
5- US to establish first space academy, expand 'far beyond the Moon' (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Times of India — is Times of India biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump unveils Space Academy during NASA call with ISS crew (opens India Today in a new tab)
India Today — is India Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- POLITICS: HISTORIC: Trump Speaks with Astronauts Aboard International Space Station! – Video (opens U-S-NEWS.COM in a new tab)
U-S-NEWS.COM — is U-S-NEWS.COM biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Speaks to the ISS (opens WABC in a new tab)
- 'Pioneers of Space': President Trump speaks to astronauts aboard International Space Station (opens OAN in a new tab)
Not rated
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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