Part 1: George Whitesides, CEO, Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company
Update: 2020-06-15
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Edwin takes a ride with George Whitesides, CEO of Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company. George is the former Chief of Staff for NASA, and today leads Richard Branson’s company working to bring commercial spaceflight to everyday people. We ride in a Range Rover V8 Supercharged from Las Cruces, New Mexico to beautiful Spaceport America and discuss the future of space travel.
Come along for the ride as Edwin and George discuss a few topics including:
- George's tenure as the Chief of Staff for NASA
- The united States move to privatize low earth orbit travel which gave rise to companies like Virgin Galactic, Elon Musk's SpaceX, and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin
- Spaceport America, the White Sands Missile Range and New Mexico's history and role in today's commercial space program
- The potential for life on other planets
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