About Eric Briggs
Eric Briggs is the COO and former Head of Engines at Virgin Orbit, with a significant background in aerospace propulsion systems.
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Eric Briggs currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer (COO), having previously held the position of Head of Engines at Virgin Orbit. His extensive career in aerospace engineering includes a pivotal role as the propulsion lead at Aerospace Corporation, where he contributed to the certification of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. Briggs has worked on several prominent rocket engine families including RL10, Merlin, and Newton. His foundational expertise in propulsion was honed at Purdue University’s Zucrow Labs, where he is an alumnus.
About Velontra
Velontra, based in Cincinnati, OH, is an industrials company in the aviation and space sub-industry, developing a hypersonic space plane with innovative air-breathing propulsion technology.