NASA starts planning the United States Space Academy.

NASA said the presidential commission for the proposed United States Space Academy has opened a request for information to state governments interested in hosting and sponsoring the institution. The commission is considering governance, curriculum, service commitments, partnerships and implementation during a 120-day planning mandate.

The request outlines an ambitious schedule: select and prepare a site, break ground no later than 2027, temporarily host the first 300 students in 2028, and operate a permanent campus by 2031. These are planning targets, not completed appropriations or a final campus award; state submissions and later federal decisions will determine the program's shape.