NASA Provides Coverage for First Meeting of the National Space Council

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Oct 04, 2017, 16:27 ET

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA Television and the agency's website will provide live coverage of the first meeting of the National Space Council starting at 10 a.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 5.

The meeting, titled "Leading the Next Frontier: An Event with the National Space Council," will be held at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. It will be chaired by Vice President Mike Pence and include participation by acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot, as well as a number of Trump Administration cabinet members and senior officials, and aerospace industry leaders.

"We expect to come out of this meeting with a reinvigorated focus for America's space exploration goals that engages all the innovation of NASA and our partners, moves us toward national priorities, and excites people around the world," said Lightfoot.

The council will hear testimonial from expert witnesses who represent the sectors of the space industry: Civil Space, Commercial Space, and National Security Space. President Trump signed an executive order reestablishing the National Space Council on June 30.

Images from the meeting will be available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto

Video highlights will be available to download at: https://www.nasa.gov/videofile

SOURCE NASA