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PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNS SPACE POLICY DIRECTIVE 1, Dec 11, 2017, the White House, 3:00 pm ET (Livestream)
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Updated December 11
President Trump will sign Space Policy Directive 1 at 3:00 pm ET on December 11, 2017 at a White House ceremony. It will be livestreamed. Three places to watch :
- White House: https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/president-trump-participates-signing-ceremony-space-policy-directive-%E2%80%93-1
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fuer5ws6ZY
- NASA: http://nasa.gov/ntv
A White House statement issued this morning (December 11) explains the purpose as follows:
“The President, today, will sign Space Policy Directive 1 (SPD-1) that directs the NASA Administrator to lead an innovative space exploration program to send American astronauts back to the Moon, and eventually Mars. Since the beginning of his Administration, President Trump has taken steps to refocus NASA on its core mission of space exploration by signing the NASA Transition Authorization Act, the INSPIRE Women Act, and an Executive Order on Reviving the National Space Council. The President listened to the National Space Council’s recommendations and he will change our nation’s human spaceflight policy to help America become the driving force for the space industry, gain new knowledge from the cosmos, and spur incredible technology.”—Hogan Gidley, Deputy White House Press Secretary