President Donald Trump's new administration is likely to do away with the White House's National Space Council, a cabinet policy panel that lobbyists at Elon Musk's SpaceX have been pushing to axe, according to three people familiar with the plans.
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Administration insiders suggest the president may get rid of the White House advisory body, which SpaceX's top lobbyist calls 'a waste of time.'
According to a Reuters report, President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to abolish the National Space Council, a key policy body for coordinating the United States’ space agenda, citing inefficiency and lack of utility.
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