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GEORGE WHITESIDES

SPACE ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR

George T. Whitesides is the Chair of the Space Advisory Board, where he is
responsible for bringing together aerospace leaders to advise the Virgin
Galactic senior management team on the journey towards regular commercial
spaceflight, developing the next generation vehicles and exploring new
opportunities. Previously, George served as the Chief Space Officer of Virgin
Galactic, spearheading the development of future technologies, including high
speed, point-to-point travel and orbital flight, after stepping down as CEO in
2020.

George joined Virgin Galactic in 2010 as Chief Executive Officer. During
George’s 10 years with the Company, he built the company from 30 people to a
workforce of over 900, successfully guiding Virgin Galactic through its human
space flight R&D and flight test program, culminating in two space flights.
These historic flights saw the first humans launched into space from US soil
since the retirement of the Space Shuttle, as well as the first woman to fly on
a commercial space vehicle. George led the transition of operations from Mojave,
California to Spaceport America, New Mexico, and oversaw the company’s
successful public listing making it a multi-billion dollar company and creating
the world’s first publicly traded human spaceflight venture.

Prior to Virgin Galactic, George served as Chief of Staff for NASA. Upon
departure from the American space agency, he received the Distinguished Service
Medal, the highest award the agency confers.

George’s volunteer service includes Caltech’s Space Innovation Council,
Princeton University’s Advisory Council for Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering, and the Antelope Valley Economic Development & Growth Enterprise.
He is a fellow of the UK Royal Aeronautical Society and an associate fellow of
the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

He previously served as Vice Chair of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation,
chair of the Reusable Launch Vehicle Working Group for the FAA’s Commercial
Space Transportation Advisory Committee, a member of the Board of Directors of
Virgin Galactic, a member of the Board of Trustees of Princeton University,
co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Space
Technologies, and the Board of Virgin Unite USA. George has testified on
American space policy before the United States Senate, the United States House
of Representatives, and the President’s Commission on Implementation of United
States Space Exploration Policy. An honors graduate of Princeton University’s
School of Public and International Affairs, George later earned a master’s
degree in geographic information systems and remote sensing from the University
of Cambridge, and a Fulbright Scholarship to Tunisia. George is a licensed
private pilot and certified parabolic flight coach.

He resides in California with his wife Loretta and two children.


CHRIS HADFIELD

SPACE ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER

Colonel Chris Hadfield is a heavily decorated astronaut, engineer, and test
pilot who has commanded the International Space Station. Formerly NASA’s
Director of Operations in Russia and veteran of three spaceflights, Hadfield’s
many awards include the Order of Canada, the Meritorious Service Cross and the
NASA Exceptional Service Medal. Hadfield is a three-time NYT bestselling author,
a renowned musician, an adjunct professor at the University of Waterloo, chair
of the board of the Open Lunar Foundation, and host of several internationally
acclaimed television series. In addition, Hadfield leads the space stream at the
Creative Destruction Lab, one of the world’s top tech incubators.


DR SANDRA MAGNUS

SPACE ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER

Dr. Sandra H. “Sandy” Magnus is the Principal at AstroPlanetview, LLC. Most
recently she served as the Deputy Director of Engineering in the Office of the
Secretary of Defense for the Undersecretary of Research and Engineering. In that
role she served as the “Chief Engineer” for the Department of Defense
establishing engineering policy, propagating best practices and working to
connect the engineering community across the department.

Dr. Magnus is the former Executive Director of the American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Prior to leading AIAA, she was a member of
the NASA Astronaut Corps for 16 years. During her time at NASA she flew in space
on the STS-112 shuttle mission in 2002, and on the final shuttle flight,
STS-135, in 2011. In addition, she flew to the International Space Station on
STS-126 in November 2008, served as flight engineer and science officer on
Expedition 18, and returned home on STS-119 after four and a half months on
board.

Following her assignment on Station, she served at NASA Headquarters in the
Exploration Systems Mission Directorate. Her last duty at NASA, after STS-135,
was as the deputy chief of the Astronaut Office.

While at NASA, Dr. Magnus worked extensively with the international community,
including the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration
Agency (JAXA), as well as with Brazil on facility-type payloads. She also spent
time in Russia developing and integrating operational products and procedures
for the International Space Station.

Before joining NASA, Dr. Magnus worked for McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company as
a stealth engineer. While at McDonnell Douglas, she worked on internal R&D and
on the Navy’s A-12 Attack Aircraft program.

Dr. Magnus has received numerous awards, including the NASA Space Flight Medal,
the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, and
the 40 at 40 Award (given to former collegiate women athletes to recognize the
impact of Title IX).


DAVID A. WHELAN

SPACE ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER

Dr. David A. Whelan is the SVP Chief-Scientist of Cubic Corporation. Dr. Whelan
retired from Boeing in 2017, as the Vice President, Engineering (BDS) and Board
of Directors for HRL Laboratories. Whelan served as Director of the Tactical
Technology Office of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and
began his career at Northrop as designer of the B-2 Stealth Bomber. Whelan is a
member of the National Academy of Engineering, a fellow of the American Physical
Society and IEEE. He earned his Ph.D. Physics from UCLA; He holds over 75 US
patents.

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