Enrico Palermo
Australian mechanical engineer and businessman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Enrico Palermo is an Australian mechanical engineer, businessman and the Head of the Australian Space Agency.[1] He was the former President of The Spaceship Company, which develops and manufactures spaceplanes for Virgin Galactic, and the former Chief Operating Officer at Virgin Galactic,[2] whose VSS Unity is undergoing flight trials to become the world’s first passenger spaceplane.
Quick Facts Head of the Australian Space Agency, Preceded by ...
Enrico Palermo | |
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Head of the Australian Space Agency | |
Assumed office 28 January 2021 | |
Preceded by | Megan Clark |
Personal details | |
Spouse | Nadia Palermo |
Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
Occupation | Mechanical engineer and businessman in aeronautics, VSS Unity and space tourism |
Awards | Clough scholarship |
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