FILE - Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Calif., departs as Republicans meet to decide who to nominate to be the new House speaker, Oct. 24, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

FILE - Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides watches as the company's carrier aircraft flies over Spaceport America near Upham, N.M., Aug. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)