A planetary scientist has been chosen to be the first to conduct NASA-funded science experiments while flying aboard a Virgin Galactic commercial spacecraft. Dr Alan Stern – of the Texas-based Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) – is associate vice president of SwRI’s Space Science and Engineering Division. He will fly aboard the “SpaceShipTwo” (pictured) on a ...

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