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This year’s SATELLITE show continues its tradition of spotlighting fresh voices, including government officials, defense leaders, end users, and pioneers in connectivity solutions. Via Satellite highlights 10 notable speakers in...

Julie Kearney, who served as the first chief of the FCC’s Space Bureau has joined DLA Piper, the firm announced Tuesday. Kearney will serve as co-chair of the Space Exploration...

Voyager Technologies named leaders for its new business segments — promoting Matt Magaña to president of Defense and National Security and Marshall Smith to president of Space Solutions, the company...

This year, when Via Satellite put out a call for nominations for Celebrating Women in Satellite, we received the largest-ever response — an outpouring of stories about the incredibly talented...

Ovzon has appointed André Löfgren as its new CFO. Löfgren will start the role at the beginning of May. Löfgren will also be a member of Ovzon’s group management. The...

ST Engineering iDirect promoted Sridhar Kuppanna to the position of chief technology officer effective immediately, the company announced Feb. 4. Kuppanna will continue to serve as senior vice president of...

Xona Space Systems appointed Jonathan “Jay” Wakenshaw as the company’s first chief operating officer, announced Jan. 23. With over 25 years of leadership experience across aerospace, aviation, and advanced manufacturing...

Viasat is restructuring its executive team and with the changes, President Guru Gowrappan is leaving the company.  Viasat announced Wednesday that Craig Miller, currently president of Global Space Networks, will...

On his first day in office, President Trump named a list of acting cabinet and cabinet-level positions until his nominees are confirmed, including Janet Petro to serve as acting NASA...

Brendan Carr is now chairman of the FCC after President Trump signed an executive order designating Carr to the position on his first day in office on Jan. 20.  Trump...