# U.S. Space Academy

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## Timeline

- **2026-09**: NASA publishes Request for Information — NASA issues an RFI inviting governors or their designees to submit interest in hosting the Space Academy, opening the formal site-selection competition.
- **2026-09**: Hecht meets with Isaacman in New Orleans — GNO Inc. CEO Michael Hecht meets with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman to present Louisiana's aerospace assets, as reported September 30, 2026.
- **2026-08**: Trump signs executive order establishing Space Academy — President Trump issues an executive order calling for the creation of the U.S. Space Academy, giving the initiative formal federal momentum.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Louisiana Touts 60-Year Space Legacy in U.S. Space Academy Bid
2026-10-01 20:29:22 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

Louisiana is converting decades of aerospace manufacturing into a formal bid to host the proposed U.S. Space Academy, with GNO Inc. CEO Michael Hecht pressing the case directly to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. The pitch centers on Michoud Assembly Facility's 60-year manned-spaceflight legacy, SpaceX's planned Vermilion Parish launch site, and a three-anchor industrial corridor to Stennis Space Center. NASA's Request for Information now puts Louisiana in a multi-state contest that will shape where the next-generation space workforce concentrates.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/louisiana-60-year-space-legacy-academy-bid

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