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Chief Executive Officer

Virgin Orbit will provide dedicated, responsive, and affordable launch services for small satellites. Founded by Sir Richard Branson and owned by the Virgin Group and Aabar Investments PJS, Virgin Orbit and its sister companies--Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company--are opening access to space to change the world for good. To launch the small satellite revolution, Virgin Orbit is developing LauncherOne, a flexible launch service for commercial and government-built satellites. LauncherOne rockets are designed and manufactured in Long Beach, California, and will be air-launched from a dedicated 747-400 carrier aircraft capable of operating from many locations in order to best serve each customer's needs. Virgin Orbit's systems are currently in an advanced stage of testing, with initial orbital launches expected soon. To learn more or to apply to join Virgin Orbit's talented and growing team, visit virginorbit.com.

Dan Hart is vice president of Government Satellite Systems for Boeing’s Space and Intelligence Systems division. In this position, he is responsible for all Boeing satellite programs for the USG and allied countries including the Wideband Global SATCOM, Global Positioning System, Tracking and Data Relay Satellites, Payload Programs, Experimental Systems Group and other government satellite programs. He was named to this position in December 2013. Hart has held a wide variety of leadership roles in Program Management, Engineering and Operations across Boeing’s Network and Space Systems unit. He has led teams in all phases of the product life cycle, from R&D through development, production and flight operations, and has supported numerous space launch missions across Manned Space, Satellite Development, launch Vehicle Development and Missile Defense. Prior to his current assignment, Dan served as vice president and chief engineer for Boeing Network and Space Systems. He was responsible for providing functional oversight for all engineering, technology development and mission assurance activities for the 10,000 N&SS engineers.