Satellite News

Globalstar, Inc., announced that Anthony J. (“Tony”) Navarra, President Space Operations will be retiring after more than 20 years with Globalstar.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) today named veteran aerospace industry executive Tory Bruno as its next president and chief executive officer, succeeding Michael Gass, who has served as president and CEO since ULA’s founding in 2006.

Andrey Kalinovsky, the former First Vice President of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft company (SCAC), has been appointed acting director general of the Khrunichev State Space Research and Production Center (KhSC).

Airbus Group and Safran have agreed to nominate Alain Charmeau (58), as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the future Space Launcher Joint Venture. Currently, Alain Charmeau is serving as the Head of Operations at Space Systems within Airbus Defence and Space Division.

Inmarsat confirmed that Michele Franci has been appointed as its Chief Technology Officer.

Boeing has named Craig R. Cooning president of its Network & Space Systems (N&SS) businesses, effective immediately. He succeeds Roger Krone, who took a position at another company.

Eutelsat Americas (formerly Satmex), a subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications, is is aligning the names of current and future satellites to reflect Eutelsat’s strategy of operating under a single brand.

The research and development centre at Lockheed Martin responsible for space technology innovation is changing its name to the Space Technology Advanced Research and Development Laboratories, or STAR Labs.