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Madrid, Spain, December 19, 2023 -The Board of Directors of Hispasat, Redeia's Spanish satellite communications operator, approved today the appointment of Pedro Duque as the company's new president. This decision came after an extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting in which the Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI), a shareholder of Hispasat with 7.41%, proposed Pedro Duque as president of the operator, replacing Jordi Hereu.

Dundee, UK, December, 11, 2023 - Bright Ascension Ltd., a Scottish space software technology provider, announced the appointment of Patricia Druken as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Laura Calder as the new Chief Finance Officer (CFO).  The newly formed leadership team will focus on maximizing business growth opportunities and strengthening Bright Ascension’s position on global markets according to the company.

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Asheville, N.C., December 8, 2023 – AvL Technologies has appointed Jerry Ivester as Chief Commercial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Ivester succeeds Tony Wilkey who is retiring from AvL after 15 years with the company.

Melville, N.Y., December 6, 2023– Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL), a global technology leader, today announced the appointment of satellite communications (SATCOM) and defense technology industry leader John Ratigan as the company’s first Chief Corporate Development Officer (CCDO).

View videos from the IBC 2023 in Amsterdam. including: David Treadway, Chairman of the Board of iKOMG; Jake Hlomador, Chief Technology Officer of K-NET.; and Matthias Stangl, Vice-President of RF Products-WORK Microwave

Ledbury, UK, November 21, 2023 – Nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 SIG Awards. Individuals are invited to cast their nominations in the following categories: Innovation of the Year, Cooperation of the Year, Educational Project of the Year and Young Engineer of the Year.

Los Angeles, Calif., November 9, 2023--Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Bruce Elbert, President of the consulting firm Application Technology Strategy. Bruce is a leading satellite industry expert, communications engineer, project leader and consultant with over 50 years experience in communications and  space-based systems in the public and private sectors. His areas of expertise include space segment design and operation in all orbit domains, systems architecture and engineering, ground segment systems engineering, development and operation, overall system performance improvement, and organizational development.  Click here to download or listen to the podcast.

Ballasalla, Isle of Man, November 7, 2023 – The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking Partnership (EU SST) has been announced as the recipient of the Space Data Association’s T.S. Kelso Award, presented in recognition of outstanding contributions to space flight safety. The EU SST Partnership relies on the SSA capabilities of 15 Member States1 of the European Union to provide space safety services, with the EU Agency for the Space Program (EUSPA) acting as Front Desk. 

New Hyde Park, NY – November 6, 2023 --Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. (iRocket) announced today that it has named Kelyn Brannon as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Brannon, who was previously CFO of Astra Space and the original head of finance at Amazon, is also a member of the iRocket board of directors. She brings decades of experience in corporate finance and previously led three companies through successful IPOs.

Long Beach, Calif., November 1, 2023 --Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced that retired U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors.