Peter A. Garretson

International Affairs Fellow in India

Peter A. Garretson currently serves as the chief, future science and technology exploration, for the U.S. Air Force. He has studied advanced space and energy concepts for the U.S. Department of Defense and was one of the principle authors of the NSSO report on space-based solar power. Mr. Garretson earned a BS from the U.S. Air Force Academy and an MA from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. Mr. Garretson began his fellowship in January 2009 at the Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses, researching on space and energy cooperation between the United States and India.

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