Mark Albrecht joins me to talk about his time on the Trump 2024 Transition Team, the thinking behind some of the policy decisions we’re starting to see in the space and national security spheres, and more.

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Topics

• Mark Albrecht (@MarkAlbrecht68) / X
• Falling Back To Earth: A First Hand Account Of The Great Space Race And The End Of The Cold War: Albrecht, Mark: 9780615447094: Amazon.com: Books
• Mark Albrecht on X: “Today concludes my service for the 47 transition team (4th time) We have charted a bold, aggressive, and urgent agenda for civil and national security space based on the direction and guidance of President Trump. It will be a golden era of US Space exploration, innovation…”
• Second Trump administration begins with confusion on acting NASA leadership - SpaceNews
• White House budget proposal would phase out SLS and Orion, scale back ISS operations - SpaceNews
• NASA budget proposal draws strong criticism - SpaceNews
• Space Force chief makes case for increased funding before House panel - SpaceNews

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