Mark was back with us to talk about space with the new administration. He had much to say with the new proposed NASA Administrator selection which led to commentary about Artemis, SLS, Musk and politics, Musk and conflicts of interest and more. He talked about Artemis, lunar and Mars focused goals for the coming years, when to shut down Gateway bases on Starship success and what should be a simpler regulatory climate moving forward, something that would facilitate Starship testing. Mark had good emails on a variety of topics and near the end two excellent phone calls. Please rear the full summary at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024.