BA, Princeton University, US; MPhil, Cambridge University, UK. Former aerospace industry experience with: Orbital Sciences Corporation; Blastoff Corporation; Zero Gravity Corporation. Former Chief of Staff, NASA. Former Chairman, Reusable Launch Vehicle Working Group, Federal Aviation Authority Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee. Currently, Chief Executive Officer, Virgin Galactic. Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society; Fulbright Scholar. Recipient of NASA's Distinguished Service Medal.
With private enterprise leading the way out into the solar system, the next few decades could see Amazon-ordered satellites, a lunar economic zone and the moon becoming a launchpad for Mars.
George Whitesides, Director General de Virgin Galactic y copresidente del Consejo Mundial del Futuro sobre Tecnologías Espaciales.
Space technologies are advancing at a rate not seen for a long time, with wide-ranging implications for all of us.
