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Lori Garver
Lori Garver is the former Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and led the agency’s 2008-2009 transition team for the Obama-Biden Administration. She has written extensively on space policy and is often interviewed about Earth observation and Federal technology initiatives.