National Space Council

Later this month the first america built spacecraft to carry an american crew into orbit since 2011 will be launched.

National space council. This group will bring together a broad range of truly exceptional americans men and women who are committed to advancing and renewing american leadership in space. Commercial space industry as well as the civilian weather satellite enterprise operated by noaa. Tuesday may 19 2020. The national space council council was established by title v of public law 100 685 and executive order 12675 of april 20 1989 establishing the national space council.

Bush administration disbanded in 1993 and reestablished in june 2017 by the donald trump administration. The council was tasked. We are proud to have partnered with nasa and other members of the space council in a number of important endeavors. It is a modified version of the earlier national aeronautics and space council 1958 1973.

The national space council is a body within the executive office of the president of the united states created in 1989 during the george h w. Reviving the national space council. Pace s selection was expected and warmly received by those in government and industry. For almost 60 years scientists at our national labs have built the radioisotope thermoelectric generators knowns as rtgs which powered our deep space missions like pioneer and voyager pathfinder and curiosity cassini huygens cass ee knee high ginz and new horizons.

As such the council has guided nasa from our earliest days and can help us achieve the many ambitious milestones we are striving for today. On july 13 2017 president donald trump announced his intent to nominate pace to be the executive secretary of the national space council. National space council directives this page provides links to presidential directives fact sheets and other policy documents issued by the white house in relation to the national space council. The council existed previously from 1989 1993 and a version of it also existed as the national aeronautics and space council from 1958 1973.

National space council users advisory group nspc uag the president has directed us to relaunch the national space council s advisory group to foster close coordination cooperation technology information. The secretary of commerce is a key member of the national space council representing the interests of the u s. Each link opens whitehouse gov in a separate window.