Michael P. Moses is an American aerospace engineer and aerospace industry executive. He was the

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program Launch Integration Manager from 2008 until the conclusion of the program in 2011. Moses joined

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in 2011 as vice president of operations and was named president in 2016. Moses got his Bachelor of Science in physics from

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in 1989, an MS in space sciences from

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in 1991, and an MS in aerospace engineering from

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in 1995. He is married to

Beth Moses Beth Moses is chief space flight participant instructor and interiors program manager for Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo program, and a commercial astronaut, as classified by the Federal Aviation Administration. She was the first woman to make ...

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