Virgin Galactic Vows to Persevere and Succeed at AIAA SciTech 2015, January 2015

In his first speech in a major public forum since the October 31, 2014 test flight accident that killed SpaceShipTwo (SS2) co-pilot Michael Alsbury, Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides made clear that the company will “persevere” in its goal to open space to all.   He summarized the company’s progress on building a second SS2 vehicle and plans to resume test flights in 2015 and begin commercial operations in 2016.  He also discussed the company’s plans for the LauncherOne air-launched rocket.  Whitesides spoke on January 9, 2015 at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) SciTech2015 conference in Kissimmee, FL.   SpacePolicyOnline.com published a summary of his remarks on January 9, 2015.