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The academy exists so far as an executive order, a presidential commission and a contest among the states. Here is what has happened, and what it means.
Status Tracker
Where each piece of the academy stands. Updated with every monthly briefing.
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Media
Video coverage worth your time. Every link was checked for title, channel, date and length.
Interviews
Conversations with the people who will design, host, fund and staff the academy.
Each month, one long-form conversation with someone close to the decisions: a commission adviser, a state bid leader, an academy veteran, a workforce economist or a skeptic. Published as text and audio, with a transcript.
Questions we ask every guest
- What problem should a national space academy solve that existing universities and service academies cannot?
- Should graduates owe a period of public service, and to whom: NASA, the Space Force or the nation?
- What would make a host site succeed or fail?
- What will the first class of about 300 students in 2028 actually study?
- What does the academy cost, and who should pay?
- What would you tell a 16-year-old who wants to be in that first class?
Events & Deadlines
Decision points for the academy, and the conferences where it will be discussed. Dates as published; confirm before travel.
Library
The primary documents, studies, reports and books behind the debate.