Virgin Galactic, the company aiming to offer sub-orbital flights into space now has a sister company named – Virgin Orbit. Its ‘LauncherOne rocket program’ is now a separate venture under the name of Virgin Orbit that will serve the booming small satellite industry. The daily operations of Virgin Orbit are in the hands of Dan Hart, an ex-Boeing executive, who has taken the position of Orbit’s president. Meanwhile, Virgin Galactic’s CEO, George Whitesides will hold the same position in its sister company.
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