The Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) have announced the recipients of the seventh annual Better Satellite World Awards. The awards honor established companies along with disruptive innovators who make the world a more prosperous, healthier, better-educated, sustainable and inclusive home for humankind. An international jury selected Hellas Sat Founder and CEO and humanitarian Christodoulos Protopappas, Speedcast and Willka […]
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New Companies Join The Space Safety Coalition
The Space Safety Coalition (SSC) has doubled the number of space companies who have endorsed SSC’s set of best practices since the organization’s inception in 2019, increasing to more than 50 global participants. The SSC is the first-of-its-kind, global, ad hoc coalition that is dedicated to developing and maintaining a set of aspirational space safety […]
Space Data Association Names New Executive Director
The Space Data Association (SDA) has announced that Intelsat’s Joe Chan is now the Executive Director of the organization. Joe is Director of Flight Dynamics (FDS) at Intelsat and is succeeding Jean-Luc Froeliger representing Intelsat within the SDA — the SDA has four Executive Directors from Eutelsat, Inmarsat, Intelsat, and SES. Chan has worked with […]
GMV Wins Contract For State-of-the-art Space Debris Software For German Space Agency
Following a European open call for tenders, the technology multinational GMV, European industrial provider in Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST), has been awarded a new contract by the German Space Agency at DLR for developing progressive and advanced SST data processing algorithms for the German Space Situational Awareness Centre (GSSAC), […]
SSPI + Kymeta Tell The Story Of Wildfire Fighters + How Satellite Connectivity Assists Them In Their Dangerous Missions
Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) has released Cellular Ends at Forest Edge, the organization’s newest Better Satellite World video that tells the story of how brave men and women fight wildfires around the world every day with the help of satellite data delivered anywhere anytime. Cellular Ends at Forest Edge is made possible by […]
World Teleport Association’s Survey Due October 31… Are You A Top Operator Of 2021?
Most everyone has a competitive spirit, and the WTA is taking advantage of this. The WTA is following their tradition since 2004 by publishing the world’s only rankings of top teleport operating companies. This year’s competition of companies’ Top Operators of 2021 rankings will be determined after the survey online is completed by October 31. Click […]
At Satellite Innovation 2021, SSPI Presents Their 2021 Promise Awards To Honorees
The Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) has 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 and satellite employees and entrepreneurs age 35 and under who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the […]
SSPI’s “20 Under 35” Professionals To Be Honored At Satellite Innovation
The Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) has announced the fourth annual “20 Under 35” list of outstanding young space and satellite professionals age 35 and under. The honorees will be celebrated at SSPI’s 16th annual Future Leaders Celebration on October 5 during the Satellite Innovation 2021 conference, produced by SatNews publishers. SSPI’s annual list […]
World Teleport Association Names The 26th Annual Teleport Awards For Excellence Winners
The World Teleport Association (WTA) has announced the winners of the 26th annual Teleport Awards for Excellence during an exclusive reception at a recent trade show event. The awards are presented each year to organizations and individuals in the teleport industry whose achievements have been deemed exceptional by the international trade association and its awards […]
Inmarsat CEO Named As Vice-Chair Of The ESOA Board Of Directors
The EMEA Satellite Operator’s Association (ESOA) has announced that Inmarsat’s CEO, Rajeev Suri, has been appointed as Vice-Chair of the ESOA Board of Directors. He joins ESOA Chair, Steve Spengler, CEO of Intelsat, and fellow ESOA Vice-Chair, Kyle Whitehill, CEO of Avanti Communications, at the helm of the satellite industry association. Rajeev Suri, formerly the […]