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Betzdorf, Luxembourg, March 17, 2021--Kleos Space' US subsidiary; Kleos Space Inc., has appointed experienced satellite software and systems engineer Vincent "Vinny" Furia as Technical Director. In the newly created role,  Furia will report to the CTO, with responsibility for effective and efficient development and deployment of the Kleos space based systems (progressing towards a constellation of satellite clusters), ground support, analytics and data delivery.

Alameda, Calif., March 16, 2021--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.

McLean, Va., March 9, 2021–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.

Reston, Va., March 9, 2021--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.

Petah Tikva, Israel, March 9, 2021 — Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT) announces the appointment of Isaac Angel as Gilat’s Chairman of the Board. Angel’s appointment is effective immediately taking over from Dov Baharav who has stepped down and retired after a seven-year tenure.

Tempe, Ariz., March 5, 2021--Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Lou Dubin, Senior Vice-President of Product Management of  Comtech EF Data. Lou joined Comtech EF Data in 2008, through the acquisition of Radyne Corporation. During his tenure at Radyne Corporation, he held the positions of President of Radyne’s Phoenix, Arizona division and Vice President of Sales.

Los Angeles, Calif., March 5, 2021--The Satellite Markets and Research invited key companies providing satellite Comms on the Move (COTM) solutions to participate in a virtual roundtable on the current status and prospects in the global COTM market. The companies and their respective executives that agreed to participate in the virtual roundtable include Krystal Dredge, Marketing Director-AVL Technologies; Leslie Klein, President and CEO-C-COM Satellite Systems; Brian Billman, VP Product Development-Isotropic Systems; Bill Marks, Chief Strategy Officer, Kymeta; Stephen Newell, Chief Commercial Officer, NXTCOMM; and  Bill Milroy, Chairman and CTO-ThinKom Solutions. Follows are exceprts of the virtual roundtable discusssion: 

Middletown, R.I., March 2, 2021--KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), a provider of mobile connectivity and inertial navigation solutions, announced today that it has named Roger A. Kuebel as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Brent Bruun will continue in his role as Chief Operating Officer, but will relinquish his position as Interim CFO upon Mr. Kuebel’s joining the Company on March 8, 2021.

London, UK, March 1, 2021--Inmarsat announced that Rajeev Suri, former Nokia CEO, will assume the role of CEO and become a director of Connect Bidco Limited, the holding company for Inmarsat, from 1 March 1, 2021. Rupert Pearce will step down as CEO as of February 28, 2021.

Las Cruces, New Mexico, March 1, 2021--Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE), a vertically integrated aerospace and space travel company, today announced the appointments of  Doug Ahrens as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Swami Iyer as President of Aerospace Systems and Stephen Justice as its Vice President of Engineering.