Posted: Sun, Jul 16, 2017, 9:00 AM ET (1300 GMT)
The White House announced July 13 it will appoint Scott Pace as the executive secretary of the National Space Council. Pace is currently the director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University, and previously worked at NASA, OSTP, and other government agencies on space issues. The executive secretary runs the council, chaired by the vice president, on a day-to-day basis. Vice President Mike Pence said earlier this month he expects to hold the first meeting of the council by the end of the summer.
