Mike Pence
Moon 2024: A new sense of urgency
With one sentence, Vice President Mike Pence was directing NASA to accelerate its lunar landing plans by four years, with few details about how it would be accomplished, or for how much.
Mixed reactions to accelerated moon plan
Shortly after Vice President Mike Pence directed NASA to return humans to the moon by 2024, four years earlier than previous plans, reactions from space companies and organizations ranged from excitement to bewilderment.
Pence calls for human return to the moon by 2024
Vice President Mike Pence directed NASA to return humans to the surface of the moon by 2024, a dramatic acceleration of the agency’s human space exploration plans but a directive accompanied by few technical or fiscal details.
Virgin Galactic flight wins praise from government and industry
While some question whether Virgin Galactic’s latest SpaceShipTwo test flight actually went into space, a number of government officials and industry organizations have few doubts that it did.
Here’s a rundown of the latest Space Force developments
At the National Space Council meeting last week, Vice President Mike Pence made an impassioned case for the establishment of a Space Force. But no matter how much President Trump wants it, congressional authorization by law is required to form a new military branch.
Pence: Trump determined to get Space Force authorized by Congress next year
The administration believes there is enough bipartisan support for a Space Force that it will be authorized regardless of who wins the majority in November, Vice President Mike Pence said at a Washington Post “Transformers Space” event.
Inside the Pentagon, disagreements deepen over how to create a Space Force
A December deadline looms for the Pentagon to submit a legislative proposal to the White House on how to organize an independent military service for space. And internal battles are heating up.
Pence recaps space policy in JSC speech
Vice President Mike Pence used a speech Aug. 23 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center to reiterate the nation’s space exploration policy without breaking new ground.
On National Security | Space Force is a huge meme but it’s no joke
Most people outside the national security community don’t think of space as a warfighting domain. But the military has regarded it as such for at least 20 years.
President to sign space traffic management policy
President Trump will sign a new space policy directive June 18 addressing space traffic management issues, closely following the proposed policy that Vice President Pence announced in April.
Foust Forward | The space community’s shifting policy expectations
Since Vice President Pence was making a special trip to Colorado Springs for the Space Symposium, many attendees expected some kind of major policy announcement. They came away disappointed.
Bridenstine sworn in as NASA administrator
NASA’s new administrator said he’s “very excited” about leading the space agency as he takes office after an extended confirmation process.
Pence to make space policy speech at Space Symposium
With Vice President Pence expected to make another space policy announcement April 16, industry and government officials offered their endorsement of the work the National Space Council has done since it was reconstituted last year.
SpaceX wins accolades for Falcon Heavy success
A rare combination of politicians, space advocates and even competitors lauded SpaceX for its successful inaugural launch of the Falcon Heavy Feb. 6.
Trump formally establishes lunar landing goal, but without details
President Donald Trump signed an order Dec. 11 formally directing NASA to send humans back to the moon, but provided no information on schedules or budgets for such an initiative.
