SwRI planetary scientist to fly commercial on SpaceShipTwo

San Antonio, TX (SPX) Oct 15, 2020

A Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) planetary scientist has been chosen to be among the first group to conduct NASA-funded science experiments while flying aboard a commercial spacecraft, the space agency announced Wednesday. Dr. Alan Stern, planetary scientist and associate vice president of SwRI's Space Science and Engineering Division, will fly aboard the Virgin Galactic commercial sp