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Viasat CEO Mark Dankberg joins Via Satellite for a Thursday Morning Conversation video interview. Dankberg shares who he’d travel to space with, and how “The Innovator’s Dilemma” has influenced him. ...

Northwood Space has named Zak Kirstein as chief revenue officer as the startups works to scale after its recent $100 million funding raise.  Kirstein has been with Northwood for just...

For nearly all of Via Satellite’s 40 years, Satellite Executive of the Year has recognized outstanding leadership in the satellite industry. The list of winners over the years reflects those who...

2026 marks the fifth anniversary of Celebrating Women in Satellite, which has now commemorated more than 175 women in the space and satellite industry. This year’s feature honors women in...

2026 is a new year. And Thursday Morning Conversations (TMC) are back with a bang. We have new questions, new guests and a new format as we talk to some...

Intelsat’s former CEO David Wajsgras has joined cyber firm Everfox as the company’s CEO.  David Wajsgras, a longtime Raytheon executive, served as CEO of Intelsat for about three years. He...

IonQ is hiring Katie Arrington to be its new chief information officer (CIO) in a high-profile hire for the quantum company. In her most recent role, Arrington performed the duties...

Aetherflux, the space solar startup founded by Baiju Bhatt, has hired Joe Yaffe as chief operating officer (COO) and chief legal officer (CLO). Yaffe joins Aetherflux from Skadden, Arps, Slate,...

Eutelsat has hired a former Maersk exec as it looks to boost revenues in the connectivity space. It has appointed Eva Birgitte Bisgaard as its new president of the Connectivity...

Tory Bruno is to be the new head of the national security division of Blue Origin, owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and a top competitor to SpaceX in the launch business. For nearly...