Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
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About
My mission is to empower people to step up to be Crew of Spaceship Earth.
Trained as…
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'Women in Space' Panel in Silicon Valley– Tuesday March 29
'Women in Space' Panel in Silicon Valley– Tuesday March 29
By Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides
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#OnThisDayInConkSatHistory over 20 years ago, we released a new safety video for our employees. Check it out for a bit of ConkSat history.
#OnThisDayInConkSatHistory over 20 years ago, we released a new safety video for our employees. Check it out for a bit of ConkSat history.
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Excited to be leading SpaceKind14! (I had stepped back for the last two cohorts.) I hope you will join me on our next Hero's Journey starting Wed 11…
Excited to be leading SpaceKind14! (I had stepped back for the last two cohorts.) I hope you will join me on our next Hero's Journey starting Wed 11…
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Applications for the Brooke Owens Class of 2025 are now open! 🚀 Check in for more information on the application process and tips on submitting a…
Applications for the Brooke Owens Class of 2025 are now open! 🚀 Check in for more information on the application process and tips on submitting a…
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Stanford University
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Activities and Societies: The Truly Incomparable Leland Stanford University Marching Band
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Activities and Societies: Students for the Exploration and Developmen of Outer Space Mars Society Women in Engineering, Science and Technology (WEST)
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Activities and Societies: Space and Society Department
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Scientific American, Guest Blog on the Anniversary of the Winning of the Ansari XPRIZE
See projectWrote a blog on how the winning of the Ansari XPRIZE altered the trajectory of private human spaceflight, the role of visionary entreprenuer Anousheh Ansari in making that happen and an 11 year old girl who was there that cold desert morning to watch the flight who went on to study Aerospace at MIT and intern at Virgin Galactic.
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The Atlantic, Guest Blog on Yuri's Night and the 50th Anniversary of Human Spaceflight
See projectI wrote an article about Yuri's Night as a space holiday designed to help bring the world a little closer together.
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Wired, Contributor Blog on Space as the Final Frontier for Homosexuality
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See projectIn 2008, I wrote a post about how he have openly gay characters on TV, openly gay retired NFL players, we even have openly gay Republican Members of Congress yet no openly gay person has flown into space. This, my post on an alleged astronaut suicide and my blog post crowd-sourcing a new slogan for NASA were some of the posts I was most proud of during my time at Wired.com.
Honors & Awards
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Heroes of the Year Award
Novus Conference
"Reimagining the American Dream"
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Todd B Hawley Space Visionary Award
International Space University, USA Alumni
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Permission to Dream Award
Space Frontier Foundation
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