Virgin Galactic CEO and Former NASA Chief of Staff on Space Travel in 2020--George Whitesides

My guest today is George Whitesides, who is the CEO and President of Virgin Galactic, the spaceflight company founded by Sir Richard Branson. With Scaled Composites, the company has developed the WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo vehicles, based on the X Prize-winning SpaceShipOne. In his role, he is responsible for guiding all aspects of the company to commercial operation at Spaceport America. Prior to Virgin Galactic, he served as Chief of Staff for NASA. Upon departure from the agency he wa...