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Michael Altenhofen Is NASA Deputy Chief of Staff

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
June 1, 2025
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Michael Altenhofen Is NASA Deputy Chief of Staff
Michael Altenhofen

Keith’s note: Michael Altenhofen – who joined NASA from SpaceX in January 2025 as a “special “Senior Advisor to the NASA Administrator” has been named as Deputy Chief of Staff according to his LinkedIn page. If he was a ‘Special Government Employee (SGE)’ then his 130 days will be up very soon.

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4 responses to “Michael Altenhofen Is NASA Deputy Chief of Staff”

  1. RT Humic says:
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    So, from now on, whenever I have to ask NASA legal about conflicts of interest I am going to reference the Musk-Altenhofen affair. I used to the cite Justice Thomas affairs, but this is way better.

    RTH

  2. Dude says:
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    We are just hitting the point of time to pack up and leave nasa. There are other places to work that dont have a musk sucking it dry. Space in the us will be dead for a while, but dont worry China will gladly pick up the slack.

  3. Dude says:
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    Saying that just shows you aren’t really a fan of space science. Most likely just a casual observer who likes rockets. China has been doing a ton and a lot of it successfully. Rockets aren’t that complex and that’s all the spacex does. I sincerely hope the populations beliefs dont reflect your own because if they do space science in the US is truly dead.

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