Satellite News

The Board of Directors of Integral Systems, Inc., announced that it has accepted the resignation of John B. Higginbotham as Chief Executive Officer, President, and as a member of the Board of Directors. His resignation comes only days after Integral reported an operational loss of US$3.8 million for the third quarter of the company’s fiscal year 2009.
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Insurance broker Willis Group Holdings announced the appointment of Roger Bathurst as Chief Executive Officer of its specialist space division, Willis Inspace, effective immediately.

SES Astra and the Arab satellite operator Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) have appointed Mohamed Youssif CEO of YahLive.

Chief Executive Officers of Europe’s satellite operators met earlier this month in Brussels for the Annual General Meeting of ESOA, the European Satellite Operators Association. The Board elected Romain Bausch, CEO of SES as Chairman of the Board.
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Globalstar, Inc. announced executive organisational changes that became effective on 8 July 2009.
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NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory rover, scheduled for launch in 2011, has a new name, thanks to a sixth-grade student from Kansas. Twelve-year-old Clara Ma from the Sunflower Elementary school in Lenexa submitted the winning entry, “Curiosity.”
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Berry Smutny has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of OHB-System AG in Bremen, effective 1 July 2009, according to an announcement made by OHB-System AG’s Supervisory Board.

The head of the U.S. spy satellite agency, the National Reconnaissance Office, has announced his resignation, a spokesman said.
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