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===Disbanding===
===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>
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 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>