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At the National Space Council meeting in Huntsville, Alabama on 2019-03-26, the Commerce Department committed to join the State Department for a two-day Space Enterprise Summit in Washington to address space industry competitiveness.

Mentioned as: National Space CouncilOrg RelationshipApr 9, 2019Commerce Department seeks to increase American space industry’s global competitiveness

Mike Pence called for NASA to return humans to the moon by 2024 during a 2019-03-26 meeting of the National Space Council in Huntsville, Alabama.

Mentioned as: National Space CouncilNarrative GeneralApr 8, 2019U.S. space dominance dominates 35th Space Symposium agenda

Vice President Mike Pence directed NASA on 2019-03-26 in a National Space Council meeting in Huntsville, Alabama, to achieve a human landing at the south pole of the moon within five years.

Mentioned as: National Space CouncilOrg RelationshipApr 8, 2019Advisory group seeks role evaluating NASA’s lunar plans

The National Space Council’s Users’ Advisory Group wants to evaluate NASA’s plans to return humans to the moon by 2024 once those plans are developed.

Mentioned as: National Space CouncilNarrative PlanApr 8, 2019Advisory group seeks role evaluating NASA’s lunar plans

Vice President Mike Pence announced a goal to move up human lunar landings to 2024 during the 2019-03-26 National Space Council meeting in Huntsville, Alabama.

Mentioned as: National Space CouncilNarrative GeneralApr 2, 2019House committee presses Bridenstine for details on moon plan

Vice President Mike Pence directed NASA to return humans to the surface of the moon by 2024 at the National Space Council meeting in Huntsville, Alabama on 2019-03-26.

Mentioned as: National Space CouncilNarrative GeneralMar 27, 2019NASA studying ways to accelerate development of SLS

Vice President Mike Pence directed NASA at a 2019-03-26 National Space Council meeting to return humans to the moon by 2024 using any means necessary, including adopting commercial vehicles and non-traditional contractor approaches.

Mentioned as: National Space CouncilTechnical ProductMar 26, 2019Mixed reactions to accelerated moon plan

The Commerce Department worked with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Space Council, and other federal entities to create the spectrum report.

Mentioned as: National Space CouncilOrg RelationshipMar 26, 2019Commerce Dept. sends White House 13 space-focused spectrum recommendations

The National Space Council unanimously approved a set of recommendations about the accelerated lunar plans at the end of the 2019-03-26 meeting, and the contents of those recommendations were not immediately disclosed.

Mentioned as: National Space CouncilNarrative GeneralMar 26, 2019Pence calls for human return to the moon by 2024

The National Space Council meeting on 2019-03-26 will take place at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

Mentioned as: National Space CouncilNarrative GeneralMar 20, 2019National Space Council to meet to discuss exploration plans

Vice President Mike Pence, as chairman of the National Space Council, will lead the 2019-03-26 meeting and the meeting will include witness testimony and presentation of policy recommendations for the President.

Mentioned as: the national space councilNarrative PlanMar 20, 2019National Space Council to meet to discuss exploration plans

The Users’ Advisory Group (UAG) was established in 2017 as a think tank to support the National Space Council.

Mentioned as: National Space CouncilNarrative GeneralJan 9, 2019Space council advisory group to study role of human space exploration supporting science

The National Space Council has been coordinating with the Department of Defense on the legislative proposal.

Mentioned as: National Space CouncilNarrative GeneralDec 20, 2018Space Force proposal creates an independent service under the Department of the Air Force

The National Space Council was disbanded after George H.W. Bush left office in January 1993 and was reconstituted by President Donald Trump via an executive order in June 2017.

Mentioned as: National Space CouncilTechnical ProductDec 5, 2018Bush remembered for role shaping post-Cold War space policy

The National Space Council spokesperson highlighted the breadth of efforts under President Trump's space agenda, including space commerce and military superiority.

Mentioned as: National Space CouncilNarrative GeneralOct 31, 2018Space Force discussions increasingly blur the line between military and civilian space

The National Space Council meeting two days before 2018-10-25 was devoted almost entirely to national security space and plans to create the Space Force.

Mentioned as: National Space CouncilNarrative GeneralOct 26, 2018Pentagon official predicts “exciting and interesting” congressional debate on Space Force in 2019

The National Space Council held its first public meeting in October 2017 at the Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington, D.C.

Mentioned as: National Space CouncilTechnical ProductOct 15, 2018Space Force to be the topic of next National Space Council meeting

The Soyuz MS-10 launch failure in mid-October 2018 affected International Space Station operations and had not yet risen to the level of discussion at the National Space Council as of mid-October 2018.

Mentioned as: National Space CouncilTechnical ProductOct 15, 2018Space Force to be the topic of next National Space Council meeting

The 2018-10-23 meeting will be the fourth public meeting of the National Space Council since it was reestablished by President Trump in a 2017-06-01 executive order.

Mentioned as: National Space CouncilNarrative GeneralOct 15, 2018Space Force to be the topic of next National Space Council meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the standup of a Space Force during a 2018-06-18 National Space Council meeting.

Mentioned as: National Space CouncilNarrative GeneralSep 16, 2018Space Force in for a rough ride
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