Karen McConnell, an aerospace engineering veteran, has joined Raytheon Technologies‘ (NYSE: RTX) Blue Canyon Technologies subsidiary as executive director of engineering. Blue Canyon said Monday that McConnell will be responsible for managing the performance, reliability and delivery schedules of its small satellite production line. Her additi...
Tom Vice, a three-decade veteran of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has been appointed CEO of Sierra Nevada Corp.‘s subsidiary that focuses on building space platforms for both the government and commercial sectors. He joins Sierra Space as the company aims to launch the Dream Chaser spaceplane on its first cargo delivery mission to the Internat...
Karl Borden, former director of legacy and emerging programs at System High, has been appointed as the Chantilly, Virginia-based company’s vice president of science and technology protection. The 25-year security professional will manage employee and customer relations in his new position and lead S&T innovation efforts aimed at supporting...
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 ...
