Stephen Ambrose, a 40-year veteran in science and technology, will oversee the climate initiatives of Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) as chief climate scientist, a newly created role. He will lead the projects of SAIC focused on data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning aimed at helping government clients addre...
Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, received his 2021 Wash100 Award, the most coveted award in all of government contracting (GovCon), from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson on Monday. With this year’s honor, Krone has received his eighth consecutive Wash100 Award, the most in the award’s highly prestigious history. As the only GovCon exe...
Thomas Ayres, former U.S. Air Force general counsel who oversaw the legislation that created the Space Force, has been named chief legal officer and general counsel of Voyager Space Holdings. The Denver-based company said Tuesday that Ayres’ appointment is another of Voyager’s major staff announcements that include Jim Bridenstine, former NASA a...
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson presented the eighth consecutive Wash100 Award to Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, during a recent visit on Monday to Leidos’ office in Reston, VA. In the highly prestigious eight-year history of the Wash100 Award, Krone is the only executive to receive the highest honor in government contracting (GovCon...
Tyler Grinnell, former director of launch and recovery operation at SpaceX, has joined Virgin Orbit to serve as vice president of flight and launch activities. He will be responsible for driving team operational pacing and efficiencies to help Virgin Orbit keep up with a growing customer base for flight and launch services, the company said...
Aerospace Corp. has announced the election of Stephanie O’Sullivan, former Office of the Director of National Intelligence official, as chair of its board of trustees and Paul Selva, former head of the U.S. Transportation Command, as vice chair. The company said Thursday the board also welcomed Jim Bridenstine, former NASA administrator, and David...
Propulsion technology maker Agile Space Industries has acquired Tronix3D in a move to transform the former’s aerospace component manufacturing process with the use of 3D printing technology. Agile Space said Thursday Tronix3D, which makes printed metal parts for the aerospace and defense sectors, will operate under the name Agile Additive and ...
Stephen Steg, co-founder and chief technical officer of Blue Canyon Technologies, has been named CEO of the small satellite and mission services provider, more than five months after its acquisition by Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX). Steg succeeds former Blue Canyon CEO George Stafford, who will transition into an advisory role, the company said ...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and General Motors (NYSE: GM) have partnered to construct a lunar rover to enable astronauts to explore the moon’s surface in support of NASA’s Artemis program. “Surface mobility is critical to enable and sustain long-term exploration of the lunar surface,” Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed’...
Phantom Space has acquired Tucson, Arizona-based flight hardware developer StratSpace for an undisclosed sum in a move to expand satellite launch and data infrastructure offerings. Phantom said Tuesday it aims to offer daily space access by integrating the company’s Daytona and Laguna rocket platforms with core StratSpace technology assets. St...
