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Andrew Nelson

COO and Vice President of Business Development, Xcor Aerospace

Andrew Nelson is Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Business Development for Xcor Aerospace, which is building the Lynx sub-orbital space plane.  He leads the business team that, among other things, is establishing commercial operations at lcoations around the US and the world.  Andrew also originated the "wet lease" concept that is at the core of the company's business development.

Latest Planetary Radio Appearances

Live at the Space Tech Expo with Bill Nye, Xcor and Zero-G

PlanRad Live takes to the road again, this time visiting the Space Tech Expo in Long Beach, California for a conversation with enthusiastic team members at Xcor Aerospace, where they are building the Lynx spaceplane, and the Zero Gravity Corporation, whose “G-Force One” plane has allowed thousands of men and women to experience weightlessness. Bill Nye joined the fun on stage, and Bruce Betts arrived with t-shirts for the winners of the live What’s Up space trivia contest.