Vance McClure
Co-founder of Ocean Aero, alongside Ken Childress and Mark Ott; served as Chief Scientist, drawing on 18 years as a senior scientist at Scaled Composites working on SpaceShipOne and SpaceShipTwo thermal protection.
Vance McClure co-founded Ocean Aero in December 2012 with Ken Childress and Mark Ott, after the U.S. Navy unmanned hard-wing sailboat program they worked on together at Harbor Wing Technologies ended in 2011. He served as Chief Scientist at Ocean Aero. Before that, he spent over 18 years as a senior scientist at Scaled Composites, working on aero-thermal analysis for SpaceShipOne and SpaceShipTwo boost and re-entry thermal protection.
Overview
- Role
- Co-Founder & Chief Scientist, Ocean Aero
- Based in
- San Diego, CA
- Prior experience
- Scaled Composites
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Frequently asked
- Who is Vance McClure?
- Vance McClure co-founded Ocean Aero in December 2012 with Ken Childress and Mark Ott, after the U.S. Navy unmanned hard-wing sailboat program they worked on together at Harbor Wing Technologies ended in 2011. He served as Chief Scientist at Ocean Aero. Before that, he spent over 18 years as a senior scientist at Scaled Composites, working on aero-thermal analysis for SpaceShipOne and SpaceShipTwo boost and re-entry thermal protection.
- What is Vance McClure's role?
- Vance McClure is Co-Founder & Chief Scientist, Ocean Aero, based in San Diego, CA.
- Where did Vance McClure work before?
- Vance McClure's prior roles include Scaled Composites.
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Co-founders Vance McClure and Mark Ott... Vance McClure worked for over eighteen years as a senior scientist with Scaled Composites LLC.
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