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What Will NASA Look Like Under President Trump?

A portion of President Trump's first proposed budget, focusing on the NASA, and released by the Office of Management and Budget, is photographed in Washington, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. (Jon Elswick/AP)
A portion of President Trump's first proposed budget, focusing on the NASA, and released by the Office of Management and Budget, is photographed in Washington, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. (Jon Elswick/AP)

The Trump administration has yet to define how it will direct NASA and its space operations over the next four years, and it is still unknown who the president will nominate to lead the agency. But President Trump and his advisers have given some indications as to their goals for space exploration.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Lori Garver (@Lori_Garver), former deputy administrator of NASA under President Obama and general manager of the Air Line Pilots Association, for a look at what to expect.

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