Summary
Mark J. Albrecht is an American aerospace and telecommunications executive. He is credited in government with reform of NASA and implementation of the "faster, cheaper, better" approach to space development and in the space launch business is credited for inventing and implementing the concept of "mutual backup" that revolutionized commercial space launch.
Mark Albrecht | |
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 Mark Albrecht - 2004 | |
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| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles (BA, MA) Pardee Rand Graduate School (PhD) |
Early life and education edit
Albrecht was born in St. Louis, Missouri.[citation needed] He completed his BA and MA from UCLA (Phi Beta Kappa) and PhD from the Pardee RAND Graduate School.[citation needed]
Career edit
Albrecht was the Legislative Assistant for National Security Affairs to United States Senator Pete Wilson of California from 1983–1989.[citation needed] He was the executive secretary of the National Space Council from 1989–1992 and was the principal advisor to President George H. W. Bush on space.[citation needed] He was a senior executive at SAIC from 1992–1997[citation needed] and was President of Lockheed Martin's International Launch Services from 1999–2006.[citation needed]. Albrecht is the author of best selling Falling Back To Earth : A Firsthand Account Of The Great Space Race And The End Of The Cold War.
Awards edit
Albrecht was awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal[citation needed] and the DOD distinguished civilian service medal[citation needed] and is the recipient of the Space Pioneer award of the National Space Society.[citation needed]
Personal life edit
He has three children, one of them is Alexander "Alex" Albrecht.[citation needed]
References edit
External links edit
- Appointment of Mark Albrecht as Director of the National Space Council