 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.He was the Legislative Assistant for National Security Affairs to United States Senator Pete Wilson of California from 1983–1989.Albrecht was a senior executive at SAIC from 1992–1997 and was President of Lockheed Martin's International Launch Services from 1999–2006.