As he continues to visit key space facilities around the country, Vice President Mike Pence spent a few hours at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday. During the visit, Pence spoke to the NASA workforce inside the iconic Vertical Assembly Building and, for the most part, gave his stump speech in which he and President Trump vow to restore US leadership in space.
Within the remarks, which mentioned “leadership” 18 times, there were a few nuggets of news. The recently announced National Space Council will convene for its first meeting before the end of summer, Pence said. And he also offered a few more specifics about his overall goal for NASA’s exploration program.
