WATCH LIVE: National Space Council meets for the first time

The newly re-established White House National Space Council is holding its inaugural meeting at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center outside Washington. Follow @jeff_foust on Twitter for live updates.

Pence: We will return American astronauts to the Moon. Stepping-stone and training ground for Mars.

— Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) October 5, 2017

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