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President Praises Astronauts and Proposes a New Space Academy

President Donald Trump praised astronaut Anil Menon and his crewmates for their work on the International Space Station.

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Key Points

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President highlighted the bravery and patriotism of the astronauts

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Anil Menon serves as a colonel in the United States Space Force

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The team performed a spacewalk and used the International Space Station’s robotic arm

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A proposal for a United States Space Academy was announced

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The mission began with a launch on the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft and will conclude in 2027

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Summary

Menon, a colonel in the United States Space Force, described a recent spacewalk using the station’s robotic arm.

Trump suggested creating a United States Space Academy that would rank with the nation’s top military academies.

The crew launched aboard Russia’s Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft and will stay aboard the station for about eight months, returning in 2027.

Trump invited the astronauts to visit the Oval Office after their mission ends.

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New Words to Learn

11 words
astronaut
a trained person who travels and works in outer space
International Space Station
a large space laboratory that orbits Earth where astronauts live and conduct experiments
spacewalk
an activity where an astronaut exits the spacecraft to work outside in space
colonel
a senior rank in the military, here in the United States Space Force
United States Space Force
the branch of the U.S. armed forces responsible for space operations
Space Academy
a proposed specialized school for training future space professionals, similar to military academies
launch
the act of sending a rocket or spacecraft into space
Soyuz
a Russian-designed spacecraft used to transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station
robotic arm
a mechanical arm on the space station that can move equipment and assist astronauts
Oval Office
the President’s main office in the White House
pioneers
people who are among the first to explore or develop something new
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