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Commercial space could play a bigger role in new space council

President Donald Trump, center, signs an Executive Order to reestablish the National Space Council, alongside members of the Senate, Congress, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Commercial Space Companies in the Roosevelt room of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 30, 2017. Vice President Mike Pence will chair the council. Also pictured are NASA Astronaut David Wolf, left, NASA Astronaut Alvin Drew, second from right, and NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin, right. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

In a much-anticipated signing ceremony, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on 30 June reauthorizing the National Space Council, an advisory body that, though a driving force behind many of that country’s most significant forays in space exploration, has been defunct for 24 years.

The council will work closely with several federal agencies to foster cooperation “in order to provide a coordinated process for developing…

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