during the campaign, vice president pence promised that , because miketion is very much into space, would revive the national space council and with this executive order, we are keeping that promise. i feel very strongly about it and i have felt strongly about it for a long time. i used to say, what happened? forward?e moving today's announcement sends a clear signal to the world that we are restoring america's is proud legacy of leadership in space. the vice president cares very deeply about space policy and for good reason. space exploration is not only essential to our character as a nation, but also our economy and our great nation'security. our travels beyond the earth repel scientific discoveries that improve our lives in countless ways here at home industry,ast new sperry incredible technology, and providing space security we need to protect the american people and security will be a big factor with respect to space and space exploration. at some point in the future, we will look back and say how did we do it without space? the vice president will serve as the council's chair. seve