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Virgin Galactic Adds Members to Board of Directors
WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo take off at 7:11 a.m. PST from the Mojave Air and Space Port. (Credit: Kenneth Brown)

New York, USA, October 10, 2019 (Virgin Galactic PR) — Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. (“SCH”) and Virgin Galactic today announced that Wanda Austin, Craig Kreeger and George Mattson have agreed to join the board of directors of Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (“VGH”), the company resulting from the pending business combination transaction involving SCH and Virgin Galactic. The board appointments are contingent on approval by SCH’s shareholders and the completion of the business combination between SCH and Virgin Galactic.

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  • October 10, 2019
Aerospace Corporation: Powerful Behind-the-Scenes Player in Military, Civilian Space

Aviation Week’s cover story has a photo of Aerospace Corporation President and CEO Wanda Austin. The El Segundo, Calif.-based company is a major player in national security space activities. Although the story doesn’t mention it, the company also provides technical and engineering support to NASA and groups such as the FAA’s Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee.   U.S. Military Space Relies on Nonprofit Heavyweight The Aerospace Corp. Aviation Week The late U.S. […]

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