PolitiQuote

Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

George Whitesides: “There are these incredible constellations of satellites…”

Featuring: George Whitesides, Democratic | U.S. House, California, District 27

Watch on YouTube

The Next Frontier for Space Tourism - George T.Whitesides, Virgin Galactic

Published | Video Starts at 28:04

And I hope everybody tunes into the landing of the NASA probe landing, which I think is next week. That should be an incredible moment. There are these incredible constellations of satellites being launched now, and there's one from SpaceX, and then there's a few others as well, one from planet and other companies that are going to bring a new skin around the planet for sensing and communication. And that will be really important for remote learning and remote medicine and for learning about our climate and learning about things like fires and all different kinds of things, natural disasters, weather, incredible capabilities that will be coming down the road. (28:04–28:25)

CLAIM

Asserts that new constellations of satellites are being launched by SpaceX and other companies for sensing and communication.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.


George Whitesides

Discover more from

George Whitesides

Report A Transcription Error

Please report any error in the automated transcription.

About PolitiQuote

PolitiQuote is a civic library index to statements made by politicians in publicly available video records. The index is created automatically from transcripts, with no editorial oversight or analysis. Highlighted quotes are selected by AI. Words may be added in parentheses to offer context for the quote. There may be errors in the transcription and display, so listen to the video to ensure accuracy.

PolitiQuote is a service of Gigafact Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing facts and information transparency, community by community.

Visit gigafact.org to learn more.