Michelle Parker recently took on a new role as vice president of Space Mission Systems at Boeing. After restructuring Boeing Defense, Space & Security last year, Boeing brought all satellite programs together under Space Mission Systems including commercial and government satellites, Spectrolab and Millennium Space Systems in one organization.  Michelle has a long career in…

Delta Air Lines made huge headlines at the start of the year with the news that it will start offering free Wi-Fi on board its aircraft in partnership with T-Mobile. It was one of the headline stories to come out of CES this year. At the start of last month, Delta began to offer free Wi-Fi on…

Delta Air Lines threw down the gauntlet to other air transport operators when it said in January that it would roll out free in-flight Wi-Fi across its fleet, becoming the first major U.S. network carrier to do so. The move to free in-flight connectivity (IFC) has been long anticipated but slow to materialize, largely because…

To commemorate International Women’s Day, Via Satellite celebrates women who have made a difference for the greater satellite and space industry, and in the lives of their colleagues. More than 75 people wrote about their mentors, colleagues, friends, and bosses — women that drive the industry forward through engineering, business development, regulatory policy, sales, and more. With…