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National Space Council Holds 8th and Final Meeting Before Biden Takes Office

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, December 9th, 2020

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National Space Council Holds 8th and Final Meeting Before Biden Takes Office

A 2016 photo of SpaceX founder Elon Musk on the left and Scott Pace, the executive secretary of the National Space Council (George Washington University Photo)

On Dec. 9, the National Space Council held its eighth and final meeting under the current administration, as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to assume office in January. Biden and his advisers have yet to speak of Biden's plans for the council or the U.S. Space Force. Last year, following congressional authorization, the U.S. Space Force was established as the sixth military service, and in June, 2017, after a 20-year hiatus, the White House re-established the National Space Council, established in…

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Congress

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