Kennedy Space Center prepares for Pence – WESH Orlando

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.

The vice president's visit to the Kennedy Space Center Thursday may offer the clearest look yet at how NASA may change under the Trump administration.

Setup is underway for Vice President Mike Pences first Kennedy Space Center visit.

As the head of the newly re-established National Space Council, Pence will be the presidents point man for the space exploration program. Pence could provide a window into where space exploration is headed under the new administration, when he speaks to Kennedy Space Center employees Thursday.

Its a historic venue, one big enough to hold thousands.

Already, major changes are underway for space workers.

The administration has canceled NASAs big, centerpiece mission, a trip to an asteroid.

With a gigantic new rocket under development, NASA now has no official near-term goal.

Under discussion though, is a long ride for astronauts past the moon, possibly to build an outpost or small space station beyond Earths nearest neighbor. Pence could provide some hints as he tours KSC.

Trumps first budget proposes a small cut to NASA and eliminates some of its climate change work.

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