Will Pomerantz | |
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![]() Pomerantz speaks on space travel at
TEDxPCC in 2013 | |
Alma mater |
Harvard University International Space University NASA Academy |
Employer(s) |
X Prize Foundation Virgin Galactic Virgin Orbit |
Organization | Brooke Owens Fellowship |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
William Pomerantz is Vice President of Special Projects at Virgin Orbit. He was part of the team that created Virgin Orbit while working at Virgin Galactic. He is the co-founder of the Brooke Owens Fellowship and a trustee of the United States Students for the Exploration and Development of Space organisation.
Pomerantz was born in 1980 in Buffalo, New York. His parents are Sandra Pomerantz, a social worker and lawyer, and James Pomerantz, a cognitive psychologist. [1] [2] His step-mother is Mary McIntire, Dean of Continuing Studies at Rice University. [1] Pomerantz studied Earth and planetary sciences at Harvard University. During his undergraduate degree he studied at the NASA Academy. [3] He completed a master's degree at the International Space University, working in the Information, Communication and Space Technology group at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. [1] Pomerantz co-founded the website SpaceAlumni with Nicholas Skytland in 2004, a social media platform for young space professionals, acting as chief editor until 2007. [3] [4] He worked at Brown University as a planetary scientist, identifying surface features on Mars. [5]
After graduate school Pomerantz joined Futron, an aerospace consultancy that eventually became acquired by Avascent. [6]
In 2005 Pomerantz joined X Prize Foundation, acting as Director of Space Prizes. [3] He was promoted to Senior Director of Space Projects and helped to create both the Google Lunar X Prize and Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. [7]
In 2010, Pomerantz contributed a chapter to the textbook Space Commerce. [8] He joined Virgin Galactic in 2011 and was appointed vice president. [9] [10] He was determined to use the SpaceShipTwo to support educational and research payloads as well as space tourism. [10] [11]
He spoke at the 2013 TEDxPCC at the Expanding Horizons of Understanding event, where he discussed why humans explore space. [12] Pomerantz led the effort to launch the LauncherOne, which allows people to launch small satellites from an air-launched system. [13] He was the first employee of Virgin Orbit, which will 3D print rockets and engines for satellite launches. [14]
His wife is the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineer Diana Trujillo. [3]
He has advised the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and Federal Aviation Administration. [3] [15] He was a judge at the inaugural Mayor of Los Angeles Cup, an entrepreneurship challenge to improve Los Abgeles for citizens. [16] He has written for HuffPost. [17] Pomerantz is the chair of the Board of Advisors for the American organisation Students for the Exploration and Development of Space and on the advisory board for the Waypaver Foundation. [18] He is on the editorial board of Room, the space journal. [19]
In 2016, Pomerantz established the Brooke Owens Fellowship, a mentoring scheme which champions women in aerospace. The fellowships offer undergraduate women positions in the space sector and assigns them a personal mentor working in industry. [20] He co-founded the fellowship with Lori Garver and Cassie Kloberdanz Lee. [21]
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Will Pomerantz | |
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![]() Pomerantz speaks on space travel at
TEDxPCC in 2013 | |
Alma mater |
Harvard University International Space University NASA Academy |
Employer(s) |
X Prize Foundation Virgin Galactic Virgin Orbit |
Organization | Brooke Owens Fellowship |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
William Pomerantz is Vice President of Special Projects at Virgin Orbit. He was part of the team that created Virgin Orbit while working at Virgin Galactic. He is the co-founder of the Brooke Owens Fellowship and a trustee of the United States Students for the Exploration and Development of Space organisation.
Pomerantz was born in 1980 in Buffalo, New York. His parents are Sandra Pomerantz, a social worker and lawyer, and James Pomerantz, a cognitive psychologist. [1] [2] His step-mother is Mary McIntire, Dean of Continuing Studies at Rice University. [1] Pomerantz studied Earth and planetary sciences at Harvard University. During his undergraduate degree he studied at the NASA Academy. [3] He completed a master's degree at the International Space University, working in the Information, Communication and Space Technology group at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. [1] Pomerantz co-founded the website SpaceAlumni with Nicholas Skytland in 2004, a social media platform for young space professionals, acting as chief editor until 2007. [3] [4] He worked at Brown University as a planetary scientist, identifying surface features on Mars. [5]
After graduate school Pomerantz joined Futron, an aerospace consultancy that eventually became acquired by Avascent. [6]
In 2005 Pomerantz joined X Prize Foundation, acting as Director of Space Prizes. [3] He was promoted to Senior Director of Space Projects and helped to create both the Google Lunar X Prize and Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. [7]
In 2010, Pomerantz contributed a chapter to the textbook Space Commerce. [8] He joined Virgin Galactic in 2011 and was appointed vice president. [9] [10] He was determined to use the SpaceShipTwo to support educational and research payloads as well as space tourism. [10] [11]
He spoke at the 2013 TEDxPCC at the Expanding Horizons of Understanding event, where he discussed why humans explore space. [12] Pomerantz led the effort to launch the LauncherOne, which allows people to launch small satellites from an air-launched system. [13] He was the first employee of Virgin Orbit, which will 3D print rockets and engines for satellite launches. [14]
His wife is the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineer Diana Trujillo. [3]
He has advised the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and Federal Aviation Administration. [3] [15] He was a judge at the inaugural Mayor of Los Angeles Cup, an entrepreneurship challenge to improve Los Abgeles for citizens. [16] He has written for HuffPost. [17] Pomerantz is the chair of the Board of Advisors for the American organisation Students for the Exploration and Development of Space and on the advisory board for the Waypaver Foundation. [18] He is on the editorial board of Room, the space journal. [19]
In 2016, Pomerantz established the Brooke Owens Fellowship, a mentoring scheme which champions women in aerospace. The fellowships offer undergraduate women positions in the space sector and assigns them a personal mentor working in industry. [20] He co-founded the fellowship with Lori Garver and Cassie Kloberdanz Lee. [21]
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