National Space Council Meeting, October 2018
The White House National Space Council held its fourth public meeting at Ft. McNair, Washington, DC on October 23, 2018. The main focus was President Trump’s proposal to establish a new military department, the Department of the Space Force, but other topics also were discussed. SpacePolicyOnline.com published two articles summarizing the meeting.
- DOD “Moving Out” on Space Force as Space Council Approves Six Recommendations for President (October 23)
- Bridenstine Reiterates December Launch to ISS on Track, and Other Space Council Tidbits (October 24)
On October 31, the Space Council released the texts of the statements by the three witnesses at the meeting:
- Statement to the National Space Council, October 23, 2018, by Doug Loverro, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
- Statement to the National Space Council, October 23, 2018, by Mark Sirangelo, Scholar in Residence, University of Colorado Boulder (formerly Vice President, Space Systems, Sierra Nevada Corporation)
- Statement to the National Space Council, October 23, 2018, by Lt. Gen. J. Kevin McLaughlin (Ret.), former Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command