Enrico Palermo | |
|---|---|
 Palermo in 2023 | |
| Head of the Australian Space Agency | |
| Assumed office 28 January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Megan Clark |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Nadia Palermo |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
| Occupation | Mechanical engineer and businessman in aeronautics, VSS Unity and space tourism |
| Awards | Clough scholarship |
Enrico Palermo is an Australian mechanical engineer, businessman and the Head of the Australian Space Agency.[1] He was the former President of The Spaceship Company, which develops and manufactures spaceplanes for Virgin Galactic, and the former Chief Operating Officer at Virgin Galactic,[2] whose VSS Unity is undergoing flight trials to become the world’s first passenger spaceplane.
- ^ "Biography of Head of the Australian Space Agency". Australian Space Agency. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Enrico Palermo, Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 23 October 2020.