Kevin Hassett, Director of the National Economic Council, is seen during a meeting of the Presidential Commission on the United States Space Academy in the Space Operations Center, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. The commission will meet and submit a report proposing recommendations for the establishment of the Space Academy. Photo Credit (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson, right, presents to Kevin Hassett, Director of the National Economic Council, left, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, second from left, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, center, Troy Meink, Secretary of the United States Air Force, second from right, and Ethan Klein, U.S. Chief Technology Officer, right, during a meeting of the Presidential Commission on the United States Space Academy in the Space Operations Center, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. The commission will meet and submit a report proposing recommendations for the establishment of the Space Academy. Photo Credit (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
President Donald Trump hands NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman the pen used to sign the executive order establishing the United States Space Academy during an event to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew as Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, watches, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The Artemis II crew completed their approximately ten-day mission around the Moon in April 2026 and are the 31st, 32nd, 33rd, and 34th astronauts to receive the award. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
President Donald Trump presents an executive order establishing the United States Space Academy during an event to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew as Michael Kratsios, director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, left; Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, third from left; and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right, applaud, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The Artemis II crew completed their approximately ten-day mission around the Moon in April 2026 and are the 31st, 32nd, 33rd, and 34th astronauts to receive the award. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, third from left, gives opening remarks alongside NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson, left, Kevin Hassett, Director of the National Economic Council, second from left, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, third from right, Troy Meink, Secretary of the United States Air Force, second from right, and Ethan Klein, U.S. Chief Technology Officer, right, during a meeting of the Presidential Commission on the United States Space Academy in the Space Operations Center, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. The commission will meet and submit a report proposing recommendations for the establishment of the Space Academy. Photo Credit (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, third from right, gives opening remarks alongside NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson, left, Kevin Hassett, Director of the National Economic Council, second from left, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, third from left, Troy Meink, Secretary of the United States Air Force, second from right, and Ethan Klein, U.S. Chief Technology Officer, right, during a meeting of the Presidential Commission on the United States Space Academy in the Space Operations Center, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. The commission will meet and submit a report proposing recommendations for the establishment of the Space Academy. Photo Credit (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
President Donald Trump awards the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II mission specialist NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The Artemis II crew completed their approximately ten-day mission around the Moon in April 2026 and are the 31st, 32nd, 33rd, and 34th astronauts to receive the award. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
President Donald Trump awards the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II mission specialist Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The Artemis II crew completed their approximately ten-day mission around the Moon in April 2026 and are the 31st, 32nd, 33rd, and 34th astronauts to receive the award. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
President Donald Trump awards the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II mission specialist NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The Artemis II crew completed their approximately ten-day mission around the Moon in April 2026 and are the 31st, 32nd, 33rd, and 34th astronauts to receive the award. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
President Donald Trump awards the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II mission specialist Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen as NASA astronaut Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch watches, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, Texas. The Artemis II crew completed their approximately ten-day mission around the Moon in April 2026 and are the 31st, 32nd, 33rd, and 34th astronauts to receive the award. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
The Artemis II crew of NASA astronauts commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and mission specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, and President Donald Trump are seen during an event to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The Artemis II crew completed their approximately ten-day mission around the Moon in April 2026 and are the 31st, 32nd, 33rd, and 34th astronauts to receive the award. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)