The OilComm and FleetComm Conference & Exposition has confirmed two new oil and gas industry speakers for its 2018 program -- Shell Technologies' Digitalization Lead for Deepwater Technology, Hani Elshahawi and Chevron RF Engineering Architect Al Sinopoli will appear alongside industry peers from BP, ExxonMobil, Diamond Offshore and Noble Energy at OilComm/FleetComm, Oct. 3-4, 2018 at the…

With thousands of new small satellites waiting in line to be launched into orbit, Spaceflight President Curt Blake hopes his rideshare operation can push more operators through the bottleneck. Later this year, Spaceflight will launch the largest dedicated rideshare launch from a US-based launch vehicle in history. The “SSO-A: SmallSat Express” mission will take more…

United Arab Emirates-based operator Yahsat completed its acquisition of a majority and controlling stake in mobile satellite services operator Thuraya and announced a series of new executive appointments to the company’s C-suite. Ali Al Hashemi, General Manager of Yahsat’s Government Solutions division, has been named the new CEO of Thuraya, replacing former CEO & CTO…

Rideshare launch and mission management provider Spaceflight will launch more than 70 small satellites from nearly 35 different organizations on a dedicated SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base later this year. If successful, the “SSO-A: SmallSat Express” mission would be the largest dedicated rideshare launch from a US-based launch vehicle in history.…