David W. Thompson
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David W. Thompson is an American aerospace engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of Orbital Sciences Corporation, a major developer of space launch vehicles and satellites.
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| David W. Thompson canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
aerospace engineer
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entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
National Medal of Technology and Innovation
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Von Kármán Lectureship in Astronautics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | Orbital Sciences Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
California Institute of Technology
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Harvard Business School ⓘ Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| employer | Orbital Sciences Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aerospace engineering
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space industry ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree |
Master of Business Administration
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bachelor’s degree in aeronautics and astronautics ⓘ master’s degree in aeronautics ⓘ |
| hasRole | pioneer in commercial space transportation ⓘ |
| industry |
commercial spaceflight
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launch services ⓘ satellite manufacturing ⓘ |
| influenced | commercialization of space launch services ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of satellites
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development of space launch vehicles ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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National Academy of Engineering ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-founding Orbital Sciences Corporation
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leadership of Orbital Sciences Corporation ⓘ |
| notableWork |
expansion of small and medium-class launch services
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growth of commercial satellite business at Orbital Sciences ⓘ |
| occupation |
aerospace engineer
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company founder ⓘ corporate executive ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of Orbital Sciences Corporation
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chief executive officer of Orbital Sciences Corporation ⓘ president of Orbital Sciences Corporation ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Antares launch vehicle program
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Pegasus rocket program NERFINISHED ⓘ Taurus launch vehicle program NERFINISHED ⓘ commercial satellite programs ⓘ |
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