President Donald J. Trump Signs Executive Order Re-Establishing the National Space Council

President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order re-establishing the National Space Council on Friday. The order names Vice President Mike Pence as the chair of the Council, which also includes the Secretaries of Defense, State, and Homeland Security, as well as the Director of National Intelligence, the NASA administrator, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

At a White House signing ceremony attended by retired Air Force colonel and astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Trump said the Council would serve as “a central hub guiding space policy within the administration.”

The order instructs the council, within its first year, to prepare an initial report for the President, including long-term planning and recommendations for US space activities.

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