Mike Pence’s space council is big on business, small on science
Yesterday evening, Vice President Mike Pence announced the candidates asked to serve on the National Space Council's Users Advisory Group. Members will have to be officially selected by the Administrator of NASA (a position which remains open). The selections draw heavily from the space industry, including former astronauts and executives from private spaceflight companies, and a few conservative political appointees. The full list of appointees is as follows: Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 Astronaut Tory Bruno, President and CEO of United Launch Alliance Wes Bush, CEO of Northrop Grumman Dean Cheng, Scholar at the Heritage Foundation Eileen Collins, 4-time Shuttle astronaut, first female shuttle commander Steve Crisafulli, Former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Mary Lynne Dittmar, President and CEO of The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration Adm. Jim Ellis, Retired 4-star Admiral, former head of STRATCOM, and member of the Space Foundation Board of Directors T...