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{{Short description|Presidential advisory body focused on US space policy}}
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[[File:National Space Council 2019 (48588250202).jpg|thumb|National Space Council meeting in 2019, at the [[Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center]] in [[Washington D.C.]]]]
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. Bush]] administration, disbanded in 1993, and reestablished in June 2017 by the [[Donald Trump]] administration. It is a modified version of the earlier '''National Aeronautics and Space Council''' (1958–1973).<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 12, 2016 |title=The National Space Council |url=https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R44712 |access-date=August 22, 2023 |website=Congressional Research Service}}</ref>

The National Space Council operates as an office of policy development and handles a portfolio of civil, commercial, national security, and international space policy matters. Composed of cabinet-level members and supported by a Users Advisory Group, the council is chaired by the [[Vice President of the United States|vice president of the United States]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://spacenews.com/national-space-council-will-explore-military-space-and-intelligence-roles-and-responsibilities/ | title=National Space Council will explore military space and intelligence roles and responsibilities | date=May 8, 2024 }}</ref>

==National Aeronautics and Space Council (NASC)==
=== 1958–1973===
Established by the [[National Aeronautics and Space Act]] of 1958, the NASC was chaired by the President of the United States (then [[Dwight Eisenhower]]). Other members included the Secretaries of State and Defense, the NASA Administrator, the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, plus up to four additional members (one from the federal government and up to three from the private industry) chosen at the President's discretion.

The Council was allowed to employ a staff to be headed by a civilian executive secretary. Eisenhower did not use the NASC extensively during the remainder of his term, and recommended at the end of his last year in office that it be abolished. He did not fill the post of executive secretary but named an acting secretary on loan from [[NASA]]. 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thespacereview.com/article/163/1|title=A new space council?|first=Dwayne A.|last=Day|work=[[The Space Review]]|agency=[[SpaceNews]]|publisher=Pocket Ventures, LLC|location=United States|date=June 21, 2004|access-date=March 28, 2015}}</ref>

[[Edward C. Welsh]] was the first executive secretary of the NASC, appointed in 1961 by [[President of the United States|President]] [[John F. Kennedy]]. Welsh, who as a legislative aide to Senator [[Stuart Symington]] (D-Missouri) helped draft the 1958 legislation that created [[NASA]] and the NASC, spent the 1960s as the principal advisor to the White House on space issues. He also assisted in the development of the legislation that created the [[Communications Satellite Corporation]] (COMSAT). After his retirement in 1969, he remained active as an advisor to NASA.

The NASC was abolished in 1973 by a reorganization of the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States|Executive Office of the President]]. 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 1 OF 1973 |url=https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-2010-title5a-node82-leaf179&num=0&edition=2010 |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=uscode.house.gov}}</ref>

==National Space Council ==
===1989–1993 ===
[[George H. W. Bush]] created the National Space Council by Executive Order 12675.<ref>{{cite web |author=George Bush |url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-12675-establishing-the-national-space-council |title=Executive Order 12675—Establishing the National Space Council |via=The American Presidency Project |date=1989-04-20 |accessdate=2022-04-13}}</ref> The Council was chaired by Vice President [[Dan Quayle]] and included the following members:
* The [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]]
* The [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]]
* The [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]]
* The [[United States Secretary of Commerce|Secretary of Commerce]]
* The [[United States Secretary of Transportation|Secretary of Transportation]]
* The [[Director of the Office of Management and Budget]]
* The [[Chief of Staff to the President]]
* The [[Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs]]
* The Assistant to the President for [[National Science and Technology Council|Science and Technology]]
* The [[Director of the Central Intelligence Agency]]
* The [[Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]

===Disbanding===
On February 12, 1992, friction between the largely astronaut-based management at NASA and the National Space Council led to [[Richard Truly]], then NASA Administrator and a former astronaut, being removed from the council. Truly was forced out after Vice President Quayle and the space council's executive director, [[Mark Albrecht|Mark J. Albrecht]], enlisted the aid of [[Samuel K. Skinner]], the White House chief of staff, in urging Pres. Bush to remove Truly. Quayle and the council staff made the move because they felt Truly would impede a new plan to restructure and streamline many aspects of the space program, including the space agency administration.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE7DE113AF936A25751C0A964958260|title=Quayle's Influence Seen in NASA Shake-Up|first=Warren E.|last=Leary|work=[[The New York Times]]|location=[[New York City]]|date=February 15, 1992|access-date=August 6, 2008}}</ref>

In 1993, the Space Council was disbanded and its functions absorbed by the [[National Science and Technology Council]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.space.commerce.gov/general/nationalspacepolicy/|title=National Space Policy|work=[[United States Department of Commerce]]|publisher=[[Executive Office of the President of the United States]]|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]|access-date=March 28, 2015}}</ref>

In August 2008, when campaigning for president, [[Barack Obama]] promised to re-establish the National Aeronautics and Space Council.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/08/02/fighting-over-the-final-frontier/|work=[[Fox News]]|publisher=[[Fox Entertainment Group]]|location=[[New York City]]|title=Fighting Over the Final Frontier |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080909195000/http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/08/02/fighting-over-the-final-frontier/|archive-date=September 9, 2008|date=August 2, 2008|first=Aaron|last=Bruns }}</ref> However, he completed two terms as president without having done so.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/promise/331/re-establish-the-national-aeronautics-and-space-co/|title=The Obameter: Re-establish the National Aeronautics and Space Council|work=[[PolitiFact.com]]|publisher=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|location=United States|date=August 2, 2010|access-date=March 28, 2015}}</ref>

===2017 revival===
[[File:Pence speaks at National Space Council (48588113991).jpg|thumb|Pence (center) speaks at the sixth meeting of the revived council in 2019]]
[[File:National Space Council meeting at the John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, Feb. 20, 2018 180221-D-SW162-1228 (39511229315).jpg|thumb|The second meeting took place in the high bay of the [[Space Station Processing Facility]] at KSC, Feb 2019.]]
In October 2016, [[Robert Smith Walker]] and [[Peter Navarro]], two senior policy advisers to GOP presidential candidate [[Donald Trump]], wrote in an [[op-ed]] in [[SpaceNews]] that if elected, Trump would reinstitute a national space policy council headed by the vice president.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spacenews.com/trumps-space-policy-reaches-for-mars-and-the-stars/|title=Op-ed Trump's space policy reaches for Mars and the stars|first1=Robert S.|last1= Walker|first2=Peter|last2=Navarro|work=[[SpaceNews]]|publisher=Pocket Ventures, LLC|location=[[Alexandria, Virginia]]|date=October 19, 2016|access-date=November 10, 2015}}</ref> In the first year of the Trump administration, Vice President [[Mike Pence]] indicated that the space council would be re-established, and would have a significant involvement in the direction of America's activities in space.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/06/trump-to-sign-executive-order-creating-a-national-space-council/|title=Trump to sign executive order creating a national space council|last=Berger|first=Eric|date=June 30, 2017|work=[[Ars Technica]]|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]|location=United States|access-date=July 1, 2017|language=en-us}}</ref> On June 30, 2017, President Trump signed an [[s:Executive Order 13803|executive order]] for such a reestablishment.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/06/no-space-for-new-space-at-trumps-space-council-rollout/|title=No space for new space at Trump's space council rollout|last=Berger|first=Eric|date=June 30, 2017|work=[[Ars Technica]]|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]|location=United States|access-date=July 1, 2017|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Office of the Press Secretary|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2017/06/30/presidential-executive-order-reviving-national-space-council|title=Presidential Executive Order on Reviving the National Space Council|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]|date=June 30, 2017|access-date=July 1, 2017|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|author1-link=White House Office of the Press Secretary}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017/06/30/Trump-orders-resurrection-of-National-Space-Council/2651498871461/|title=Trump orders resurrection of National Space Council|first=Doug C.|last=Ware|work=[[United Press International|UPI]]|publisher=[[News World Communications]]|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]|date=June 30, 2017|access-date=July 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://spacenews.com/breaking-president-trump-reestablishes-national-space-council/|title=President Trump reestablishes National Space Council|author=Space News Staff|work=[[SpaceNews]]|publisher=Pocket Ventures, LLC|location=[[Alexandria, Virginia]]|date=June 30, 2017|access-date=July 1, 2017}}</ref> The revival of the National Space Council and the drafting of the Executive Order was led by Trump's senior advisor [[Peter J. White]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Berger|first1=Eric|title=No space for new space at Trump's space council rollout|url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/06/no-space-for-new-space-at-trumps-space-council-rollout/|publisher=ArsTechnica|date=30 June 2017}}</ref>  Following its re-institution, the council met for the first time on October 5, 2017, at the Smithsonian [[National Air and Space Museum]]'s [[Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center]] and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia.<ref>{{Cite press release | url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-vice-president-meeting-national-space-council | via=[[NARA|National Archives]] | work=[[whitehouse.gov]] | title=Vice President Pence Opening and closing remarks at the National Space Council Meeting.}}</ref>
On December 9, 2020, the 8th and last meeting of the White House National Space Council under the leadership of then Vice President Mike Pence took place at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), FL. Major announcements were a new National Space Policy and the naming of 18 NASA astronauts on the Artemis Team.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meeting Summaries|url=https://spacepolicyonline.com/our-meeting-summaries/|access-date=2021-02-06|author=Marcia Smith |date= December 15, 2020 |time=12:21 pm ET|language=en-US}}</ref> The executive secretary of the National Space Council was Scott Pace during the Trump Administration.

List of meetings of the Revived National Space Council chaired by then Vice President Mike Pence:
* 1st meeting took place on October 5, 2017, at the [[Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center]] in [[Chantilly, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_izFqcZ67U |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/4_izFqcZ67U |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Vice President Pence Hosts National Space Council|date=October 5, 2017 |access-date=September 1, 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* 2nd meeting took place on February 21, 2018, at the [[Space Station Processing Facility]], [[Cape Canaveral, Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suNvPOykm6k |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/suNvPOykm6k |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Vice President Pence Leads the Second Meeting of the National Space Council|date=February 21, 2018 |access-date=September 1, 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* 3rd meeting took place on June 18, 2018, at the [[White House]], [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJXx9VlN1FE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/HJXx9VlN1FE |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Vice President Pence Meets with the National Space Council|date=June 18, 2018 |access-date=September 1, 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>  
* 4th meeting took place on October 23, 2018, at the [[National War College]], Washington, D.C.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrtkjcGqGho&t=8288s  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/JrtkjcGqGho |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title= Vice President Mike Pence chairman of the National Space Council }}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* 5th meeting took place on March 27, 2019, at the [[U.S. Space and Rocket Center]] in [[Huntsville, Alabama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spacenews.com/national-space-council-to-meet-to-discuss-exploration-plans/|title=National Space Council to meet to discuss exploration plans|date=2019-03-20|website=SpaceNews.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=NASA|title=Fifth Meeting of the National Space Council|date=2019-03-26|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQkoFuNWXg8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/ZQkoFuNWXg8 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2019-03-27}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* 6th meeting took place on August 20, 2019, at the [[Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center]], Chantilly, Virginia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spaceref.com/calendar/calendar.html?pid=9924|title=Sixth Meeting of the National Space Council {{!}} SpaceRef|website=spaceref.com|access-date=2019-08-18}}</ref>
* 7th meeting took place on May 19, 2020, at [[NASA Headquarters]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], and by video conference.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spacepolicyonline.com/events/national-space-council-meeting-mar-24-2020-dc/|website=spacepolicyonline.com|access-date=2020-03-15|title=NSC Meeting Event}}</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]] the meeting was postponed from March 24, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=55415|title=Update on Seventh Meeting of the National Space Council|website=spaceref.com|date=March 13, 2020 |access-date=2020-03-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nasawatch.com/archives/2020/03/national-space-21.html|title=National Space Council Meeting Moved - NASA Watch|website=nasawatch.com|date=March 13, 2020 |access-date=2020-03-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Seventh Meeting of the National Space Council - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYWOaVP7apU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/yYWOaVP7apU |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2020-12-23|website=www.youtube.com| date=May 19, 2020 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* 8th meeting took place on December 9, 2020, at the [[Apollo/Saturn V Center]] at [[Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex]]. As the pandemic eases off in the area, the meeting resumed its normal desk arrangement and audience (with the exception of facemasks). This meeting was to finalize the space policy for the [[Artemis program]] in the years ahead.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://images.nasa.gov/details-KSC-20201209-PH-KLS01_0251 | title=NASA Image and Video Library }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WATCH LIVE: Pence chairs 8th meeting of National Space Council - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvXxT_xJWKc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/rvXxT_xJWKc |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2020-12-23|website=www.youtube.com| date=December 9, 2020 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The revived National Space Council consists of the following members:<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2017/06/30/presidential-executive-order-reviving-national-space-council|title=Presidential Executive Order on Reviving the National Space Council|date=2017-06-30|access-date=2017-07-06|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/amending-executive-order-13803-reviving-national-space-council/|title=Amending Executive Order 13803 – Reviving the National Space Council|date=2020-02-13|access-date=2020-02-18|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|language=en}}</ref>

* [[Vice President of the United States]], ''chair''
* [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]]
* [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]]
* [[United States Secretary of Commerce|Secretary of Commerce]]
* [[United States Secretary of Transportation|Secretary of Transportation]]
* [[United States Secretary of Energy|Secretary of Energy]] (since February 2020)
* [[United States Secretary of Homeland Security|Secretary of Homeland Security]]
* [[Director of National Intelligence]]
* [[Office of Management and Budget|Director of the Office of Management and Budget]]
* [[National Security Advisor (United States)|National Security Advisor]]
* [[National Economic Council (United States)|Assistant to the President for Economic Policy]] (since February 2020)
* [[United States Domestic Policy Council|Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy]] (since February 2020)
* [[List of Administrators and Deputy Administrators of NASA|Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]
* [[Office of Science and Technology Policy|Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy]]
* [[Homeland Security Advisor]] (until February 2020)
* [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]]

===National Space Council Users Advisory Group===
{{update section|date=October 2020}}
On February 20, 2018, Vice President [[Mike Pence]], Chairman of the National Space Council announced the candidates selected to serve on the National Space Council Users Advisory Group. Pending official appointment by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the selected members of the Users Advisory Group will serve to fulfill President Trump's mandate to "foster close coordination, cooperation, and technology and information exchange" across our nation's space enterprise. The announcement was made on the eve of the second meeting of the National Space Council. "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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/vice-president-pence-announces-national-space-council-users-advisory-group/|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|title=Vice President Pence Announces National Space Council Users Advisory Group|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|access-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref> NSC UAG consists of six subcommittees.  Details are at nasa.gov<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/content/national-space-council-users-advisory-group|title=National Space Council Users' Advisory Group|last=Mochinski|first=Ron|date=2017-12-12|website=NASA|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref>  With detailed reports of meetings at FederalRegister.gov.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/search?conditions%5Bpublication_date%5D%5Bgte%5D=11%2F17%2F2018&conditions%5Bterm%5D=National+Space+Council+Users%27+Advisory+Group|title=Document Search Results for 'National Space Council Users' Advisory Group'|website=Federal Register|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref> and the most recent meeting agenda booklet [https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/uag_fourth_meeting_october_21_2019_public_meeting_agenda_booklet.pdf]

Selection to the National Space Council Users Advisory Group:

* [[Buzz Aldrin]], [[Gemini 12]] and [[Apollo 11]] astronaut
* [[Tory Bruno]], President and CEO of [[United Launch Alliance]]
* [[Wes Bush]], CEO of [[Northrop Grumman]]
* Dean Cheng, Senior Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center, Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy of [[The Heritage Foundation]]
* [[Eileen Collins]], 4-time [[Space Shuttle]] astronaut, first female Space Shuttle commander
* [[Steve Crisafulli]], Former Speaker of the [[Florida House of Representatives]]
* Mary Lynne Dittmar, President and CEO of the [[Coalition for Deep Space Exploration]]
* [[James O. Ellis]], Retired [[United States Navy]] Admiral, former head of [[STRATCOM]], and member of the [[Space Foundation]] Board of Directors
* [[Tim Ellis (engineer)|Tim Ellis]], CEO of Relativity Space
* [[Newt Gingrich]], former [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]]
* [[Marillyn Hewson]], CEO of [[Lockheed Martin]]
* [[Homer Hickam]], Author of ''[[Rocket Boys]]'' and former NASA [[Marshall Spaceflight Center]] engineer
* [[Kay Ivey]], [[Governor of Alabama]]
* Fred Klipsch, Founder and Chairman of Hoosiers for Quality Education
* [[Lester Lyles]], Retired [[United States Air Force]] General and member of the [[NASA Advisory Council]]
* [[Pam Melroy]], 3-time [[Space Shuttle]] astronaut and former Deputy Director of the Tactical Technology Office at the [[Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency]]
* [[Dennis Muilenburg]], CEO of the [[Boeing Company]]
* [[Fatih Ozmen]], CEO of the [[Sierra Nevada Corporation]]
* [[G. P. "Bud" Peterson]], President of the [[Georgia Institute of Technology]]
* [[Harrison Schmitt|Harrison "Jack" Schmitt]], [[Apollo 17]] astronaut and former Senator
* [[Gwynne Shotwell]], President and COO of [[SpaceX]]
* [[Robert Smith (aerospace engineer)|Bob Smith]], CEO of [[Blue Origin]]
* Eric Stallmer, President of the [[Commercial Spaceflight Federation]]
* David Thompson, founder and CEO of [[Orbital ATK]]
* Pamela Vaughan, Board Certified Science Teacher
* [[Mandy Vaughn]], President,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ellingson |first1=Annlee |title=Virgin Orbit's Vox Space lands first client|work=L.A. Biz|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2017/11/17/virgin-orbits-vox-space-lands-first-client.html |date=17 November 2017}}</ref> VOX Space
* [[Stuart O. Witt]], Former CEO of [[Mojave Air and Space Port]], former Navy pilot, Chairman Emeritus of the [[Commercial Spaceflight Federation]]
* [[David Wolf (astronaut)|David Wolf]], 4-time [[Space Shuttle]] astronaut and physician
* [[Pete Worden]], Former Air Force General and [[NASA]] [[Ames Research Center]] Director

=== National Space Council Fifth Meeting Summary ===
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.  Reports from NASA Administrator [[Jim Bridenstine]] and other council members were received and reviewed during the meeting.  The Vice President also stated that NASA would be directed to ensure that the first woman and next man on the Moon will both be American astronauts from American soil, and that the Trump Administration and the American people are committed to achieving that goal at the Marshall Space Flight Center, located in Huntsville, Alabama.  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".<ref>Smith, Yvette. "Fifth Meeting of the National Space Council." ''NASA'', 26 Mar. 2019, www.nasa.gov/feature/fifth-meeting-of-the-national-space-council.</ref><ref>"Remarks by Vice President Pence at the Fifth Meeting of the National Space Council | Huntsville, AL." ''The White House'', The U.S. Space & Rocket Center, www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-vice-president-pence-fifth-meeting-national-space-council-huntsville-al/.</ref>

Afterward, there were two expert panels on human space exploration and council discussion, respectively.

Panel 1:  Ready to Fly, was led by:
* [[Les Lyles]], Retired U.S. Air Force general and former Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force 
* [[Eileen Collins]] former U.S. Air Force officer and NASA Astronaut
* [[Sandy Magnus]], former NASA Astronaut

Panel 2:  Ready to Explore, was led by:
* [[Dan Dumbacher]], Executive Director of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics<ref>Mochinski, Ron. "Daniel L. Dumbacher." ''NASA'', NASA, 31 Mar. 2020, www.nasa.gov/offices/nac/members/Daniel-Dumbacher-bio.</ref>
* Jack Burns, Director and Principal Investigator of the Network for Exploration and Space Science and a professor at the ''University of Colorado'', Boulder<ref>[http://www.colorado.edu/faculty/burns/ Jack Burns, Ph.D. (n.d.). Retrieved October 12, 2020, from]</ref>
* Wanda Sigur, current aerospace consultant and former Vice President and General Manager of the Civil Space business at Lockheed Martin Space Systems<ref>Board of Advisors, Wanda A. Sigur. (2020, October 07). Retrieved October 12, 2020, from https://exploredeepspace.com/about-us/board_of_advisors/board-of-advisors-wanda-sigur/</ref>

=== Biden administration ===
On 29 March 2021 a spokesperson for the National Security Council announced that the National Space Council would continue under the [[Presidency of Joe Biden|Biden administration]]. In the statement the spokesperson said, "At a time of unprecedented activity and opportunity generated by America’s activities in space, the National Space Council will be renewed to assist the President in generating national space policies, strategies, and synchronizing America’s space activities." While the makeup of the council has yet to be finalized the spokesperson stated "While we are still working details, we will tailor the Council to ensure we have representation that can address the priorities of the Administration — such as space-related science and technologies, space exploration, solutions to [[climate change mitigation|address climate change]], ensuring economic and educational opportunities, building partnerships, cementing norms of behaviors in space, and addressing matters of national security efforts in space."

It was also announced that the council's User Advisory Group would continue.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bender |first1=Bryan |title=SCOOP: Biden to renew National Space Council |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-defense/2021/03/29/scoop-biden-to-renew-national-space-council-794316 |website=politico.com |access-date=30 March 2021}}</ref> On April 29, 2021, NASA Administrator [[Bill Nelson]] announced [[Vice President]] [[Kamala Harris]] was appointed chairman of the council. 
<ref>{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Tabatha|date=2021-05-01|title=Sen. Bill Nelson Statement on National Space Council|url=http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/sen-bill-nelson-statement-on-national-space-council|access-date=2021-05-02|website=NASA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2021-05-01|title=Harris to place "personal stamp" on National Space Council|url=https://spacenews.com/harris-to-place-personal-stamp-on-national-space-council/|access-date=2021-05-02|website=SpaceNews|language=en-US}}</ref> 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]]:
* 1st meeting took place on December 1, 2021, at the [[U.S. Institute of Peace]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] The meeting convened by United States Senator [[Mark Kelly]] from [[Arizona]] introducing [[Vice President]] Harris before she gave remarks about space policy and her priorities for the National Space Council on behalf of the [[White House]]. NASA Administrator [[Bill Nelson]] gave opening statements and provided a brief history of NASA to the council. Video: [https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2021_1201_Vice%20President%20Kamala%20Harris%20Chairs%20Her%20First%20National%20Space%20Council%20Meeting   V.P. Harris Convenes First National Space Council Meeting] <ref>{{cite web|last=Wall|first=Mike|date=2021-11-06|title=Vice President Harris to lead her 1st National Space Council meeting Dec. 1|url=https://www.space.com/national-space-council-first-meeting-december-1|access-date=2021-11-06|website=Space.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2021-11-05|title=Harris to convene first National Space Council meeting Dec. 1|url=https://spacenews.com/harris-to-convene-first-national-space-council-meeting-dec-1/|access-date=2021-11-06|website=SpaceNews|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=VP Harris To Convene First Space Council Meeting on December 1|url=https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/vp-harris-to-convene-first-space-council-meeting-on-december-1/|access-date=2021-11-06|language=en-US}}</ref>

On August 12, 2022, Introduction by [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sala-ba-82ab77214 Sala Ba]. Vice President Harris presented a briefing on supporting the Commercial Space Sector.  
Harris announced the second meeting of the National Space Council at the [[Chabot Space and Science Center]] in [[Oakland, California]].  The meeting will take place on September 9, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL MEETING, Sept 9, 2022 |url=https://spacepolicyonline.com/events/national-space-council-meeting-sept-9-2022/ |access-date=2022-08-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>
Video: <ref>{{Citation |title=Vice President Harris Delivers Remarks on Ongoing Work from the National Space Council | date=August 12, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk_NnaAQcrg |language=en |access-date=2022-08-26}}</ref> Transcript: <ref>{{Cite web |last=House |first=The White |date=2022-04-19 |title=Transcript of Vice President Harris on the Ongoing Work to Establish Norms in Space |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/04/18/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-on-the-ongoing-work-to-establish-norms-in-space/ |access-date=2022-08-26 |website=The White House |language=en-US}}</ref>

* 2nd meeting is scheduled for September 9, 2022

* 3rd meeting took place on December 20, 2023. Introduction by [[Canadian Space Agency]] astronaut and Artemis 2 crew member [[Jeremy Hansen]] at the Mellon Auditorium in Washington DC.  <ref>{{Cite web |title=WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL, Dec 20, 2023, DC, 2:00 pm ET (webcast) |url=https://spacepolicyonline.com/events/white-house-national-space-council-dec-20-2023-dc/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |language=en-US}}</ref> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1yr1G5nm44]V.P. Kamala Harris Chairs National Space Council Meeting in Washington (Official NASA Stream).

A new User Advisory Group is appointed in December 2022. It is chaired by Lester Lyles.

* General (USAF, Ret) [[Lester Lyles]], UAG Chair    
* Mr. Rajeev Badyal, VP of Technology, Amazon Project Kuiper    
* Mr. [[Charles Bolden]], Former NASA Administrator and Former Astronaut
* Mr. [[Tory Bruno|Salvatore T. Bruno]], CEO, United Launch Alliance    
* Dr. Lance Bush, President & CEO, Challenger Center    
* Ms. Bridget Chatman, Chairwoman, Women in Aerospace
* Mr. [[Theodore Colbert III|Theodore “Ted” Colbert]], CEO, Boeing Defense, Space & Security
* Ms. Nancy Colleton, President, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies     
* Ms. Karina Drees, President, Commercial Spaceflight Federation    
* Mr. [[Eric Fanning]], President and CEO, Aerospace Industries Association
* Dr. [[Daniel E. Hastings|Daniel Hastings]], Head, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology     
* Ms. [[Dawne Hickton]], Subject Matter Expert
* Mr. Daniel Jablonsky, President & CEO, Maxar Technologies     
* Dr. Dave Kaufman, President, Ball Aerospace     
* Mr. Patrick Lin, Director of the Ethics & Emerging Sciences Program, California Polytechnic State University     
* Mr. Ron Lopez, President & Managing Director, Astroscale US    
* Dr. Harold Lee Martin, Chancellor of North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University   
* Dr. [[Kate Marvel]], Climate Scientist at Project Drawdown    
* Maj Gen (Ret) [[Roosevelt Mercer Jr.|Roosevelt “Ted” Mercer]], CEO & Director, Virginia Space 
* Dr. Marla Perez-Davis, former director, NASA Glenn Research Center
* Dr. [[Sian Proctor]], Geoscience Professor, South Mountain Community College     
* Ms. [[Gwynne Shotwell]], President & COO, SpaceX
* Dr. Robert Smith, CEO, Blue Origin    
* Mr. [[James D. Taiclet|James Taiclet]], President & CEO, Lockheed Martin     
* Dr. [[Mandy Vaughn]], Subject Matter Expert
* Ms. [[Kathy J. Warden|Kathy Warden]], Chairwoman & CEO, Northrop Grumman Corp     
* Mr. Robbie Schingler, Jr., Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Planet Labs  
* Ms. Melanie Stricklan, Co-Founder & CEO, Slingshot Aerospace     
* Dr. Jeremy Williams, Head, Climate Corporation & Digital Farming, Bayer Crop Science     
* Ms. Katrina Harden Williams, Middle School Teacher, Ames Middle School, Iowa

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