USSA Questions 10.6

Updated October 6, 2026

United States Space Academy

Questions & Answers from Responding Entities
Updated daily as questions come into the [email protected] inbox. Q1:

Can NASA-owned land at a NASA center be the proposed permanent campus? Yes, the response can include NASA-owned land as part of the proposed permanent campus.

Q2:

How should “site control” be demonstrated for federal land? For “site control,” please provide any information you have about the property’s ownership, suitability, and how it could be made available. In your response, be sure to identify questions that remain unknown.
NASA centers can answer general questions about the land, facilities, footprint, and access. If the center agrees to the State’s plan to site USSA on federal property, the center will be able to provide a letter of support for the subject land. However, no land or property agreements, partnerships, Space Act Agreements, or other binding commitments will be executed as part of the RFI response process, nor will the centers provide any endorsement or promotion (i.e. social-media statements) in your state’s favor. A letter of support does not represent a binding legal commitment.

Q3:

A NASA Center is offering land through Enhanced Use Lease, how would that apply to a NASA-led Academy?
If your response includes land listed for Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) opportunities at a NASA Center, include that in your response and explain how it could support the Academy.
As described above, centers may share information about the property and existing EUL opportunities but cannot commit land or endorse a State’s proposal during the RFI process. You do not need to resolve the specific lease or ownership arrangement at this stage. During its review, NASA would work with the relevant Center to determine the appropriate arrangement and any approvals needed

Q4:

May a single response present a primary site and a coordinated operations site, or must the second site go in the 20-page alternate document? Yes, a primary site and a coordinated operations site can be included in a single response if they are part of one overall campus plan. Explain how the sites would work together to support the Academy.
The separate 20-page document is intended for alternative “Option B” locations within the State, rather than a supporting site within your primary campus.

Q5:

How should NEPA and other federal reviews be treated in the schedule for a groundbreaking no later than 2027?

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