At the Satellite 2021 show in Washington, D.C., Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with David Gelerman, CEO-Spacebridge on the latest developments on his company. Click here to view the video.

Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with  Guido Neumann, Chief Development Officer and President EMEA of AXESS Networks who gave a brief history of his company and the current trends and opportunities in the teleport business.

BlackSky Holdings, Inc., a technology platform providing real-time geospatial intelligence and global monitoring, today announced that Dr. Magid M. Abraham and Tim Harvey will join BlackSky’s Board of Directors effective upon the completion of the planned business combination with Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: SFTW).

Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced that Greg Pelton will join the company as Chief Technical Officer (CTO), effective June 17, 2021.  Reporting to Iridium Chief Operations Officer Suzi McBride, Pelton is taking over for retiring CTO Hermon Pon and will lead Iridium’s world-class technology and system engineering teams both internally and with Iridium’s vast partner ecosystem.

At its May meeting, the Board of Directors of Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) appointed Nicole Robinson, President of Ursa Space Systems, as Chair and Katherine Gizinski, CEO of Mansat, as President. They are joined by eight new Directors elected by the membership for three-year terms beginning July 1. 

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) has appointed Aaron Herps as the General Manager of its Coalition Against Piracy (CAP), following the departure of Neil Gane, who leaves AVIA to take up a position with the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment.

The World Teleport Association (WTA) today announced the election of four new members to its Board of Directors for three-year terms beginning April 1, 2021.

Seraphim Capital, a specialist investment group focused on the space sector, is delighted to announce that it has appointed Jan Wörner, former Director General of the European Space Agency, as Senior Advisor and Member of the Advisory Board.

Optical wireless communications (OWC) solutions and ­services provider BridgeComm, Inc., announced the appointment of Dr. Sandra Magnus to its advisory board. A retired NASA astronaut who is currently the principal of AstroPlanetview, she brings a wealth of industry knowledge to BridgeComm’s rich, diverse and highly experienced advisory board, guiding its growth while identifying and capitalizing on emerging industry trends that will shape the future of OWC.

Marlink has announced the appointment of Nicolas Furgé as President of the recently created Digital and IT Solutions business unit. Furgé will focus on leading and scaling-up the activities of two units, IT-Cybersecurity and IoT-Digital, increasing the penetration of digital solutions to Marlink customers across markets including customers in maritime, oil and gas, mining and NGOs.The new business unit will play a key role in supporting Marlink customers as they increasingly transition to digital operations, highlighting revenue-generating and cost-saving opportunities within a cyber-secure framework.