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Asburn, Va, October 1, 2020--XTAR, LLC announced the appointment of Michael A. Assid as its new Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Prior to joining the XTAR team, Assid served in numerous leadership roles at Headquarters, Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) and Headquarters, U.S. Space Force. 

Dubai, UAE, October 1, 2020--Qvest Media, a systems architect and consultant in the ICT, broadcast, and media industry, appoints Philipp Glänzel as General Manager and CTO at its Dubai location. Glänzel will complement the management team with a focus on managing all technology-relevant matters and thereby further expand Qvest Media’s strong market position in the MENA region.

Santa Clara, Calif., September 28, 2020--Momentus today announced the appointment of Jikun Kim as Chief Financial Officer, effective September 28, 2020. Mr. Kim’s appointment comes as Momentus prepares for the first commercial launch of Vigoride, the company’s orbital transfer vehicle designed for last mile, in-space satellite transportation services.

Paris, France, September 23, 2020-- Globecast has announced the appointment of Antoine Guilbaud as Chief Financial Officer, effective September 1st.  He replaces Nathalie Krick, who is taking up a new role in Globecast’s sister company Orange Cyberdefense.

San Francisco, Calif., September 17, 2020--Microsatellite developer Astranisannounced today that former NASA Administrator Dan Goldin will be joining as a senior advisor to the company and chairing its new Technical Advisory Board. In addition, the company is announcing the completion of the Critical Design Review (CDR) for their first commercial program, a satellite for Pacific Dataport Inc. in Alaska. The CDR was completed under the supervision of Goldin with the participation of some of the space industry’s most experienced technical minds.

New York City, NY, September 17, 2020--The Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) today announced the third annual “20 Under 35” list of outstanding young space and satellite professionals age 35 and under. The honorees will be celebrated at SSPI’s virtual Future Leaders Celebration on October 6 during Satellite Innovation 2020 Virtual. The 2020 “20 Under 35” list is sponsored by Hogan Lovells, Isotropic Networks, Maxar Technologies and Momentus Inc.

Santa Clara, Calif., September 16, 2020-- Momentus Inc., a commercial space company providing in-space satellite transportation and infrastructure services, today announced the appointment of Dr. Fred Kennedy as President of the company, effective September 14, 2020.

Rochele Park, NJ, Sept. 15, 2020--ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, today announced that Rick Ochsendorf has joined its executive leadership team as Senior Vice President of Customer Operations for its North America transportation business. In this role, Ochsendorf will lead ORBCOMM’s team responsible for enhancing customer relationships as well as the implementation and execution of all IoT products and services provided to North America transportation customers.

New York, NY, September 10, 2020--SSPI has announced that it will present its 2020 Mentor of the Year Award to Dawn Harms, Chief Revenue Officer at Momentus Inc Dawn will be honored on October 6 at SSPI’s 15th Annual Future Leaders Celebration for the attention, support and guidance she has provided to young professionals throughout her career.

Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Steve Richeson, Vice-President-Sales of Mission Microwave on how their company is coping with the global pandemic and how he sees it emerging from it and key trends to watch in industry.