Virgin Orbit National Systems Welcomes Major General Kim Crider to the Board
May 05 2022 - 8:05AM
Business Wire
Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) welcomes Maj. Gen. Kim Crider as the
newest board member to its wholly owned subsidiary engaged with
national security organizations in the United States and its
allies, Virgin Orbit National Systems.
Virgin Orbit National Systems, formerly known as VOX Space, is a
U.S.-incorporated subsidiary of Virgin Orbit that provides the U.S.
national security community and allied nations with responsive,
dedicated and affordable launch services for small satellites bound
for Low Earth Orbit. The appointment of Crider brings the board to
three total members, all of whom having been leaders in national
security space and former USAF Major Generals.
“We are very pleased to welcome such a distinguished leader as
Kim Crider to the Virgin Orbit family and to The Virgin Orbit
National Systems Board,” said Dan Hart, Virgin Orbit CEO.
“We look forward to working together and gaining the benefit of her
experience and insights as we continue to support the vital
missions of the national security space community at this critical
time.”
“We're excited Kim Crider is joining our board. She's a
recognized subject matter expert and thought leader across military
and commercial space, cyber, and data security services. Together
with our current Board members, Craig Cooning and Susan Maskiko,
she'll help us accelerate our objective to be a vital and trusted
mission partner to the National Security community,” President
of Virgin Orbit National Systems, Mark Baird, said.
Crider brings many years of experience as a leader and member of
the United States Air Force. She served on active duty for eight
years and as a reservist for more than 27 years. Her prior work
includes Chief Technology Innovation Officer for the United States
Space Force and Chief Data Officer for the United States Air
Force.
During her time in the Air Force, Crider was awarded several
major awards and decorations, including a Defense Meritorious
Service Medal, Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with five oak
leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf
clusters and an Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster.
She received her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from
Duke University and holds a graduate certification in
organizational behavior from Harvard University.
ABOUT VIRGIN ORBIT
Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) operates one of the most flexible
and responsive space launch systems ever built. Founded by Sir
Richard Branson in 2017, the company began commercial service in
2021, and has already delivered commercial, civil, national
security, and international satellites into orbit. Virgin Orbit’s
LauncherOne rockets are designed and manufactured in Long Beach,
California, and are air-launched from a modified 747-400 carrier
aircraft that allows Virgin Orbit to operate from locations all
over the world in order to best serve each customer’s needs. Learn
more at www.virginorbit.com and visit us on LinkedIn, on Twitter
@virginorbit, and on Instagram @virgin.orbit.
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ability to grow market share in the developing space economy;
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and ability to achieve sufficient production volumes, as well as
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