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Loretta Whitesides
Flight Director/Yuri's Night Founder, Zero Gravity Corporation/Yuri's Night
Loretta Whitesides has been on over 85 "weightless" flights, has visited some of the deepest undersea realms, and has done plant biology research for NASA. She is also one of the founders of Yuri's Night.
Latest Planetary Radio Appearances
Yuri’s Night: For all SpaceKind
Join us as we delve into the heart of LA's 2023 Yuri's Night party, a celebration commemorating Yuri Gagarin's pioneering 1961 voyage into space.
Planetary Radio Live at Yuri’s Night—Under Space Shuttle Endeavour
Join the party as we celebrate the 53rd anniversary of humanity’s transition to spacefaring species with Yuri’s Night Executive Director Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides, Virgin Galactic CEO and Yuri’s Night co-founder George Whitesides, and astronaut Ron Garan, who heads Fragile Oasis.
Yuri's Night 2013 Under Space Shuttle Endeavour
Planetary Radio Live was on stage at the World Space Party with guests George and Loretta Whitesides and Bobak