{"id":57008,"date":"2021-07-30T20:03:51","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T12:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/virgin-group-founder-sir-richard-branson-to-speak-at-satellite-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-07-30T20:03:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T12:03:51","slug":"virgin-group-founder-sir-richard-branson-to-speak-at-satellite-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/virgin-group-founder-sir-richard-branson-to-speak-at-satellite-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson to Speak at SATELLITE 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>Less than two months after captivating global audiences with a trip into suborbital space, <strong>Virgin Group <\/strong>Founder Sir Richard Branson will appear at the SATELLITE 2021 Conference to share stories from his experience and his views on the future of commercial space development. Branson will deliver SATELLITE 2021\u2019s opening general session keynote address on Thursday, September 9 at 8:30 a.m. EDT at the Gaylord National Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>Branson made his first virtual appearance at SATELLITE\u2019s 2015 event in a video address to attendees announcing his plans to develop Virgin Galactic into commercial suborbital space travel company. In 2018, <em>Via Satellite<\/em>\u2018s Mark Holmes sat down for an interview with Branson, who forecasted that increased access to launch services would determine the future course of commercial space and satellite innovation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to have this opportunity to have Sir Richard Branson speak to our attendees about a pivotal moment in this historic year-and-a-half stretch for the commercial space industry,\u201d said SATELLITE 2021\u2019s Chair Jeffrey Hill. \u201cWhile the world watched from the confines of quarantine, Sir Richard, along with fellow space entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, brought human spaceflight to the forefront of our imagination. More people are now engaged in discussions and debate about our future in space than ever before. We couldn\u2019t be happier that Sir Richard has chosen to continue this conversation with us at SATELLITE 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On July 11, nearly two decades after founding <b>Virgin Galactic<\/b>, Branson joined the crew of the SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity mission in a successful pre-commercial, test flight \u2014&nbsp;the company\u2019s first launch with a full crew. VSS Unity reached space at an altitude of 53.5 miles and then returned to land at Spaceport America in New Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo all you kids down there, I was once a child with a dream, looking up to the stars,\u201d Branson said from the cabin. \u201cNow I\u2019m an adult in a spaceship with lots of other wonderful adults, looking down to our beautiful, beautiful Earth. To the next generation of dreamers \u2014 if we can do this, just imagine what you can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Branson founded Virgin in 1970 as a mail-order record retailer under the brand Virgin Records. After the first Virgin artist, Mike Oldfield, released \u2018Tubular Bells\u2019 (which was also the name of Virgin Orbit\u2019s June 2021 LauncherOne mission), Virgin Records went on to release albums from the Sex Pistols to The Rolling Stones. Virgin Records grew into Virgin Group \u2013 a portfolio of more than 40 Virgin companies worldwide in over 35 countries.<\/p>\n<p>Branson joins a SATELLITE 2021 keynote line-up that includes&nbsp;Sunil Bharti Mittal, the founder and chairman of&nbsp;<strong>Bharti Enterprises<\/strong>, and now executive chairman of <strong>OneWeb. <\/strong>Bharti Mittal will deliver SATELLITE 2021\u2019s opening keynote address the day before Branson on Wednesday, September 8 at 8:30 a.m. EDT. <strong>Viasat<\/strong> Chairman Mark Dankberg, <strong>Maxar<\/strong> CEO Dan Jablonsky, and <strong>Fox Networks<\/strong> and <strong>Netflix<\/strong> TV Show Host Emily Calandrelli will deliver keynotes on SATELLITE\u2019s opening day on Tuesday, September 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Less than two months after captivating global audiences with a trip into suborbital space, Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson will appear at the SATELLITE 2021 Conference to share stories from his experience and his views on the future of commercial space development. 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