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Friends of Scouting Dinnerwith Keynote Speaker Col. Terry Virts
April 20, 2027
Greater Richmond Convention Center, Grand Ballroom
Colonel Terry Virts (retired) served as a U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter pilot, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of two spaceflights, piloting the space shuttle Endeavour, performing three spacewalks, and commanding the International Space Station during his seven months in orbit. He is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and Harvard Business School, where he won the 2021 Alumni Achievement Award. He is a motivational speaker and executive coach, and serves on the board of several companies in the aerospace, financial, and tech industries. He has recently worked as a consultant in the energy sector and has served in several pro-democracy organizations. He was also a candidate for Congress in the state of Texas in 2026. Virts has authored several books, including the National Geographic photography book View From Above (2017), a collection of short stories about space travel How to Astronaut (2020), and a children’s book The Astronaut’s Guide to Leaving the Planet (2023). He has also directed several films, One More Orbit (2019), Cosmic Perspective (2020), and The Night After (2023), and contributed to the IMAX film A Beautiful Planet (2016).
Learn more at https://hovc.org/friends-of-scouting-dinner/
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Greater Richmond Convention Center, 403 N 3rd St,Richmond, Virginia, United States
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