The original National Space Council was formed during the Reagan years and was lacklusterly carried forward by Bush1 and subsequently killed off by Clinton - it's back again. From the New York Post:
Trump signs executive order reviving National Space Council
President Trump will form a National Space Council to enhance America’s leadership in space exploration.
The president signed an executive order Friday to revive the council, which was last active
in 1993.
“Today’s announcement sends a clear signal to the world that we are restoring America’s proud legacy of leadership in space,” he said.
“Our journey into space will not make us stronger and more prosperous but will unite us behind grand ambitions and bring us all closer together. Wouldn’t that be nice? Can you believe space is going to do that? I thought politics was going to do that,” he added, as the room erupted in laughter.
Think that SpaceX's reusable rocket boosters are cutting edge engineering? The Douglas DC/X was built under budget and ahead of schedule and did ten sucessful flights. It was not just a booster that could be recovered, it was an entire single-stage-to-orbit rocket ship. This was about 25 years ago.
Glad that we are finally picking up where we left off.
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