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Vice President Kamala Harris and Astronaut Shane Kimbrough team up for World Space Week [Video]

Space Explored Staff - Oct. 7th 2021 4:54 pm PT

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As a part of World Space Week, astronaut Shane Kimbrough and Vice President Kamala Harris have teamed up in a new NASA video to inspire kids to get interested in space.

President Biden renews National Space Council

Seth Kurkowski - Mar. 29th 2021 2:40 pm PT @SethKurk

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The National Space Council which was reestablished in 2017 by President Trump to plan the United State’s space policy is being renewed by President Biden. This comes after a several months’ wait to hear the fate of the council and the User Advisory Group.

White House pushes strategy to build policy on preventing planetary contamination

Seth Kurkowski - Jan. 5th 2021 9:16 am PT @SethKurk

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Ever since NASA has started sending spacecraft to other planetary bodies, we have had a system in place to make sure life here on Earth doesn’t tag along for the trip. This has been left up to NASA historically, but now the National Space Council is working on their own set of guidelines for commercial and governmental agencies to use.