Part 1: George Whitesides, CEO, Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company

Riding Shotgun by Techrides

English - June 15, 2020 18:22 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MB
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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 NASAThe 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 OriginSpaceport America, the White Sands Missile Range and New Mexico's history and role in today's commercial space programThe potential for life on other planets