Mark Albrecht
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Mark Albrecht | |
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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) |
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.
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.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1] 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.[citation needed]
Awards
[edit]Albrecht was awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal[1] and the DOD distinguished civilian service medal[citation needed] and is the recipient of the Space Pioneer award of the National Space Society.[1]
Personal life
[edit]He has three children, one of them is Alexander "Alex" Albrecht.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "National Space Society Governor Mark Albrecht Biography – NSS". nss.org. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
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