SpaceLink, a company that is building an information superhighway for the space economy, today announced that it added three top space industry executives to its team. They bring deep expertise in finance, program management, and the U.S. government intelligence community, to drive forward the relay service that provides secure, continuous, high-capacity communications between LEO spacecraft and the ground.

Steve Shelby announced his retirement effective April 27, 2021, after 17 years as VP of Sales and Marketing at Cross Technologies, Inc. "Steve has always done an excellent job providing quotations and technical support to customers world-wide over his 17-year career at Cross, and sales increased substantially as a result of his sales and marketing efforts," said a company statement. 

Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), today announced the appointment of Former National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Chief and former Oklahoma Congressman James "Jim" Bridenstine to its Board of Directors. Bridenstine will serve as a Class II director, with an initial term expiring at the Company's 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. With the appointment of Bridenstine, the Board now consists of eight members, six of whom are independent directors.

At the Satellite 2023 show in Washington, D.C., Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Chris Carella, Chief Commercial Officer of small satellite manufacturer Benchmark Systems.

Inmarsat announced the appointments of Barry French as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer (CMCO) and Jat Brainch as Chief Commercial and Product Officer (CCPO).

To explain the features and benefits of ST Engineering iDirect's newly-launched Mx-DMA Multi-Resolution Coding (MRC technology, Satellite Executive Briefing spoke with Bart Van Poucke, Vice-President of Product Management, ST Engineering iDirect.  Excerpts of the interview follows:

Avanti Communications Group  announced the appointment of Vikas Grover  as its new Chief Technology Officer.Grover was recently the founding Chief Information Officer at OneWeb, where he led Global Networks, IT Platforms and Security.  Grover will succeed Scott Richardson in the role, who will be leaving the company.

Astra Space today announced that Giovanni Greco joined the company as Vice President of Vehicle Engineering. Greco comes from Blue Origin, where he served as Chief Engineer of the New Shepard program.

“I’ve spent my career working on all kinds of vehicles, and am excited to apply this experience at Astra to build a new generation of space services,” said Greco. “I’ll be joining a world-class team of engineers whose work will help unlock the countless benefits of connecting our planet through space.”

Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced that Tony Frazier has been elected to the Iridium Board of Directors, effective March 9, 2021.  As a director on the Iridium Board, Frazier will help with strategic oversight of Iridium’s business enterprise.

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) announced today the appointment of David Ray as senior vice president, Space Business Unit, reporting to Michael LaRouche, president of SAIC’s National Security and Space sector. In his new role, Ray will manage SAIC’s newly formed Space Business Unit, which combines the company’s civilian, defense and intelligence space operations under one organization.