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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.

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.

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.

Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with  Bob Hansen, VP-Sales and Marketing, Terrasat Inc. on his distinguished career in the industry, how Terrasat is coping with the global pandemic and his views on key industries trends and opportunities moving forward.

Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Lou Dubin, SVP Product Marketing-Comtech EF Data who gave an update on their company and products, how they are coping with the global pandemic and how he sees the key trends in the industry going forward.

Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, September 8, 2020--To shed light on the role that satellites can play in an world increasingly dominated by Over-the-Top services, Satelltie Executive Briefing spoke with Hans Massart, Head of Media and Broadcast, ST Engineering iDirect.  Excerpts of the interview follows:

Stockholm, Sweden, September 7, 2020--Antenna supplier KebNi AB, announced the appointment of Ronald van der Breggen as special advisor to the CEO. In this role van der Breggen  will help develop KebNi's  strategy for the large opportunity that the future LEO satellite services represent.

Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Semir Hassanaly, Head of Cellular Backhaul and Trunking, ST Engineering iDirect.  Semir explained how satellites are able to provide cellular backhaul services, market trends in the satellite cellular backhaul space and how their company is positioned to meet the demands of the market. 

Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with David Gelerman, Founder and CEO of Spacebridge who traces his humble beginnings as an immigrant  from the former Soviet Union to Canada where he build a number of companies in his over 40 years in the satellite industry.