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Los Angeles, Calif., October 6, 2021--Mynaric today announced that Hans Koenigsmann was nominated to join its supervisory board. Koenigsmann was nominated by the supervisory board to replace resigning supervisory board member Gerd Gruppe, a former Executive board member of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), contingent on court approval. Mynaric wins Koenigsmann for his first advisory role outside of SpaceX where he acted in various high-profile leadership roles during a 20-year tenure.

 New York City, NY, October 5, 2021--The Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) today presented the 2021 Promise Awards to Kelsey Doerksen of Planet, Sydney Hamilton of Boeing and Raven Moreland of Ball Aerospace. The Promise Awards honor the three top-ranked members of the annual “20 Under 35” list of space & satellite employees and entrepreneurs age 35 and under who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the early stages of their career. The three recipients were honored at the 16th annual Future Leaders Celebration in Mountain View, California, in conjunction with the Satellite Innovation 2021 Conference.

National Harbor, MD, Septebmer 8, 2021--At the Satellite 2021 show in Washington, D.C., Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Chris Badgett, VP-Technology of Kratos Space.  Click here to view the video.

National Harbor, MD, September 8, 2021--At the Satellite 2021 show in Washington, D.C., Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Chris Carella, Executive Vice-President-Business. Dev., Benchmark Space Systems. Click here to view the video. 

National Harbor, MD, September 8, 2021--At the Satellite 2021 show in Washington, D.C., Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Adnan Al Muhairi, Chief Technology Officer of satellite operator Yahsat. Click here to view the video.

National Harbor, MD, September 8, 2021--At the Satellite 2021 show in Washington, D.C., Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Fran Auricchio, Founder and CEO of Mission Microwave. Click here to view the video.

National Harbor, MD, September 8, 2021--At the Satellite 2021 show in Washington, D.C., Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Vagan Shakhgildian, President of the Commercial Group, Comtech Satellite Network Technologies. Click here to view the video.

Vienna, Va., September 30, 2021--Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR), a provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services today announced that it has appointed Dr. Kevin Petty as Vice President of Weather. In his new role, Dr. Petty will oversee Spire’s weather solutions worldwide, leading a powerhouse team of Spire weather scientists. He will additionally guide Spire’s weather data offerings across the Company’s other solution areas, including Maritime, Aviation, Earth Intelligence, and Space Services. Dr. Petty will be based in Boulder, CO. 

Uppsala, Sweden, September 29, 2021--AAC Clyde Space  has recruited Stefania Mandirola as Chief Operating Officer (COO) as part of a strengthening of its management team to meet the broader needs of the group that now spans six companies on three continents. Mandirola will take on the COO role from October 6. 

Pfaffikon, Switzerland, Sept. 15, 2021-- iKO Media Group, a leading global end-to-end service provider for broadcasters and content owners, announced two key executive appointments. Mark Berenshtein has been appointed Vice President of Global Sales - North America & Special Accounts and Ayellet Bar as Marketing Director at iKO Media Group.