National Space Council

Composed of cabinet-level members and supported by a Users Advisory Group, the council is chaired by the vice president of the United States.

[2] Established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, the NASC was chaired by the President of the United States (then Dwight Eisenhower).

Shortly before assuming office, then President-elect John F. Kennedy announced that he wanted his vice president, Lyndon Johnson, to become chairman of the NASC, requiring an amendment to the Space Act.

President Richard Nixon decided that, because "basic policy issues in the United States space effort have been resolved, and the necessary interagency relationships have been established", the NASC was no longer needed.

Truly was forced out after Vice President Quayle and the space council's executive director, Mark J. Albrecht, enlisted the aid of Samuel K. Skinner, the White House chief of staff, in urging Pres.

"Moon, Mars, and Worlds Beyond: Winning the Next Frontier" includes testimonials from leaders in the civil, commercial, and national security sectors about the importance of the United States' space enterprise.

[37] and the most recent meeting agenda booklet [1] Selection to the National Space Council Users Advisory Group: The fifth meeting of the National Space Council was held on March 26, 2019, where Chairman Vice President Mike Pence announced that U.S. astronauts would return to the surface of the Moon by March 26, 2024.

He emphasized that the National Space Council would be aiming to get to the Moon's South Pole, which holds great "scientific, economic, and strategic value".

[44] On April 29, 2021, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Vice President Kamala Harris was appointed chairman of the council.

[45][46] Vice President Harris later appointed Chirag Parikh as executive secretary of the National Space Council, on August 2, 2021.

List of meetings of the Revived National Space Council chaired by Vice President Kamala Harris: On August 12, 2022, Introduction by Sala Ba.