White House advises for approval of Trump's Space Command plan

Trump's planned U.S. Space Command should seek to develop ways for the country's military to operate in outer space, White House advisers recommended.

U.S. President Donald Trump's planned U.S. Space Command should seek to develop ways for the country's military to operate in outer space, White House advisers recommended on Tuesday, with the government hoping to secure approval for it by 2020. The National Space Council, a White House advisory panel, recommended a review of existing legal issues for military space operations and unveiled proposed legislation for Congress to create and fund a separate space agency to oversee commercial activities.