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Administrator Bridenstine Addresses the National Space Council

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Dec 10, 2020
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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Addresses the National Space Council on Dec. 9, 2020.
After the meeting, NASA announced the Artemis team of astronauts.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine speaks during the National Space Council meeting inside the Apollo/Saturn V Center at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida on Dec. 9, 2020. The council’s role is to advise the president regarding national space policy and strategy and to review the nation’s long-range goals for space activities. Vice President Mike Pence chaired the meeting, at which he announced the initial team of 18 astronauts eligible for early Artemis missions on and around the Moon. Under the Artemis program, NASA will land the first woman and the next man on the Moon in 2024.

Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett