The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
... in the hands of one of his most trusted lieutenants, former Virgin spin doctor-cum-brand developer Will Whitehorn, who is now president of Galactic.Though Galactic has already banked $37m in deposits, expenditure, to date, has been $100m - and rising. "We always said it was going to cost us $250m to get this off the ground, now it's looking like $300m," says Whitehorn.In spite...
Personal Spaceflight (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
Monday morning Virgin Galactic will be rolling out White Knight 2, the carrier aircraft that will be used to launch SpaceShipTwo, at Mojave Air and Space Port in California. The aircraft won’t be flying tomorrow, by all accounts: Virgin’s Will Whitehorn said in May that test flights of WK2 would likely begin in August [...]
myDigitechnician (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
... 2008. First was the chance to listen from a front row seat to Burt Rutan, Sir Richard Branson and Will Whitehorn talk about the unveiling of White Knight Two and civilian aerospace in general. The other unique experience was being in the second row of a large crowd watching the public unveiling of the Martin Jetpack. Second row was ok with me, since the crowd was warned about washback...
Personal Spaceflight (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
... SS2, and that Virgin Galactic is up to 270 customers. As in earlier speeches, Virgin Galactic’s Will Whitehorn played up the alternative uses of WK2, including as a launch platform for unmanned rockets for low-cost satellite launches. During the event itself virtually nothing was said about SS2 itself. Afterwards I asked Burt Rutan about the status, and he said that the report about...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
... and designer Philippe Starck are among those who have signed up.Virgin Galactic president Will Whitehorn said the first flights are expected to launch in late 2009 or early 2010.The space trips will take off from a launch pad being built in New Mexico and last about 2½ hours. Passengers will experience about five minutes of weightlessness, Virgin Galactic said.The unveiling comes...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
... is certainly doing his damnedest to prove to us that we can carry him. Virgin Galactic president Will Whitehorn on the company's announcement:Almost all have two characteristics in common: one, they have a scientific interest and bent; the other, that they all saw the moon landing in 1969, and they were told by their parents, as they watched, that one day they would go into space,...
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
... of Flightglobal users including high profile personalities such as Virgin Galactic president Will Whitehorn who chose the 747 as his favorite aircraft and Formula One boss Sir Frank Williams who told Flightglobal that one of the greatest ever aircraft from the past century [in his opinion] is the jet-powered bomber; the B-52. Click here for the full top 100 greatest list. Source:...
Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
The event, which takes place on November 3, has an eclipse theme and is the 12th annual HIT lunch in the Capital.The president of Virgin Galactic, Will Whitehorn, is the guest speaker.The HIT lunch has raised more than £370,000 in the past 11 years funding bursaries and scholarships for hospitality students. Previous guest speakers include Simon Woodroffe, founder of Yo Sushi.
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
The event, which takes place on November 3, has an eclipse theme and is the 12th annual HIT lunch in the Capital.The president of Virgin Galactic, Will Whitehorn, is the guest speaker.The HIT lunch has raised more than £370,000 in the past 11 years funding bursaries and scholarships for hospitality students. Previous guest speakers include Simon Woodroffe, founder of Yo Sushi.
