Personnel Moves & Appointments

REMOTE | HIGH AUTONOMY | UNCAPPED POTENTIAL The space industry isn’t just expanding, it’s exploding. From Starship test flights and mega-constellation deployments to regulatory battles and billion-dollar M&A deals, the news cycle is faster than it has ever been. SatNews ...

In an analysis of recruitment data released January 22, 2026, Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) has shown a significant surge in hiring, specifically targeting its medium-lift Neutron rocket program and its burgeoning Space Systems division. The trends indicate a strategic pivot ...

The company has appointed industry veteran Steve Richeson to the newly created role of Vice President of Growth ...

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) officially placed its procurement enterprise on a "wartime footing" on Thursday, Jan. 8, commencing the immediate implementation of the "Warfighting Acquisition System." ...

With industry attrition climbing to 7.1% and recruitment times stretching to 10 weeks, filling critical seats has become as complex as the missions themselves. SatNews Editorial Analysis The satellite and space industry has a problem it doesn't want to talk ...

The timing of Tory Bruno’s resignation, announced Monday and effective immediately, strikes a discordant note in an industry that prizes orchestrated stability ...

London, U.K. — The global space sector’s leading investors, technologists, and executives gathered at The Natural History Museum on Friday night for the debut of the Global Space Awards (GSA). The event, poised to become a fixture in the industry ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The forthcoming Berkeley Space Center, a massive public-private innovation hub slated for NASA’s Ames Research Center, has secured a strategic leader capable of bridging the divide between Pentagon requirements and Silicon Valley agility. Victoria Coleman, the ...

Christopher Keeler Safran Defense & Space Inc. (Safran DSI) has named Christopher Keeler as the president of of the company’s Space Solutions. Hee will lead the company’s expanding U.S. space business and will be focused on spacecraft propulsion systems, onboard ...

Hubble Network, the company enabling any Bluetooth device to connect directly to satellites, has two key additions to the firm’s leadership team as the company advances its mission to deliver seamless global connectivity for billions of devices. Damien Michau joins ...

Anduril has unveiled EagleEye, an independently researched and developed, modular, AI-powered family of systems that unifies command and control, digital vision, and survivability within a single, adaptive architecture. EagleEye is a consequential step toward realizing Anduril’s vision of turning every ...

Martin Sion ArianeGroup has announced that Martin Sion will not seek the renewal of his mandate as CEO. Until the term of his mandate in March 2026, Martin Sion will remain fully committed to his role. A successor will be ...

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a Technology Company in the Defense, National Security and Global Markets, recently announced that Brian Shepard has been appointed as Chief Information Officer of the Company and he will be responsible for ...

Gilat Satellite Networks, a specialist in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, has announced that its Peruvian subsidiary, Gilat Perú, has signed an additional $25 million (€21.4m) agreement with Pronatel (Programa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones), Peru’s national telecommunications programme. This award ...

MDA Space (TSX:MDA), a mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, announced the appointment of Rabindra (Rob) Singh as Vice President, Strategic Solutions, effective immediately. A distinguished leader in the space industry with more than 30 years of ...

Orbex is the only UK-based orbital launch company among the five shortlisted by the European Space Agency to take part in ELC.  Orbex, the UK-based orbital launch services company, has been pre-selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to take ...

Forsway, a provider of hybrid/satellite-terrestrial solutions for broadband connectivity, has appointed Stefan Gustafsson to the firm's Board of Directors. Stefan Gustafsson Mr. Gustafsson is the Former Chief Strategist at the Swedish Space Corporation, and formerly a top leader of the ...

Intelsat has announced a long-term renewal agreement with Hungaro Digitel (HDT), a member of 4iG Group and the subcontractor of the One Telecommunication (also part of the 4iG Group) which provides DTH services in Hungary, through the Intelsat 1West (1W) ...

Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, has expanded its channel offerings by incorporating Algeria’s El Ikhbariya (Algeria 3 / A3) TV channel into its video distribution lineup at the 26° East orbital position, facilitated by the Es’hail-2 satellite. The Es’hailSat satellite ...

Dave Gallagher Dave Gallagher will become the director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California on Sunday, June 1. The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro on Caltech's appointment of David Gallagher as director ...