George T. Whitesides head shot

George Whitesides

Representative for CA-27

Mr. Whitesides is U.S. representative for California's 27th congressional district. He is also a former CEO of Virgin Galactic and a former NASA Chief of Staff. He is also one of the founders of Yuri's Night, the World Space Party.

Latest Planetary Radio Appearances

Live from Washington, D.C.: The future of space politics

Join Sarah Al-Ahmed and Casey Dreier for a special live recording of Planetary Radio at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C., immediately following The Planetary Society’s Day of Action.

Yuri’s Night: Join the party!

Thousands celebrated the 61st anniversary of the first human voyage into space. We’ll take you to the Los Angeles party under the Space Shuttle Endeavour.

Yuri’s Night 2018!

Host Mat Kaplan once again attends the worldwide party for space. Join him at the Los Angeles celebration under Space Shuttle Endeavour.