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NASA Names New Wallops Flight Facility Director Washington DC (SPX) Jan 20, 2010
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has named William Wrobel as director of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va., and director of the center's Suborbital and Special Orbital Projects Directorate. This directorate manages the agency's sounding rockets and scientific balloon programs.
Wrobel, the assistant associate administrator for launch servic ... read moreStephen Gibson Appointed Commercial Director of SSTL
Guildford, UK (SPX) Nov 12, 2009Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has appointed Stephen Gibson Commercial Director effective 1st November with responsibility for contracts, sub-contracts, regulatory and insurance activities. Stephen is no stranger to SSTL, having been involved in the acquisition of SSTL and in developing the working relationship between SSTL and its new parent company EADS Astrium NV since October 2 ... more
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US warns China against 'stillborn' climate deal
Businessman to fly African flags on space trip NASA to launch solar observatory Europe battles declining influence Prius: world's most popular hybrid Russia wants to charge more for rides to space: report Russia, China agree on nuclear construction cost: report China-born aerospace engineer gets 15 years for spying Mexico climate summit set for early December in Cancun Climate change impact of soil underestimated: study
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Former Air Force Commander Joins SpaceX
Hawthorne CA (SPX) Nov 10, 2009Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announces that Colonel Scott Henderson has joined the company. He will serve as the director of Mission Assurance and Integration and will also handle Florida external relations, assisting with state and local governmental, customer and media relations. Henderson will primarily support former astronaut Ken Bowersox, vice president of SpaceX's Astrona ... more CSF President Bretton Alexander Joins NASA Advisory Council
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 04, 2009Bretton Alexander, President of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, has been appointed by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden to the NASA Advisory Council, a federally chartered body of experts that provides advice and counsel directly to the NASA Administrator. Additionally, Alexander has been selected to chair the newly formed Commercial Space Committee of the NASA Advisory Council. ... more Dr K Radhakrishnan Takes The Chair At ISRO
Bangalore, India (SPX) Nov 02, 2009Dr K Radhakrishnan, Member, Space Commission and Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, has assumed the office of Chairman, Space Commission, Secretary, Department of Space and Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Dr K Radhakrishnan is an accomplished technocrat with a distinguished career of more than 38 years in the fields of space technology, applications and space ... more New ISRO Chief Highly Competent: Madhavan Nair
Bangalore, India (SPX) Oct 27, 2009Exuding confidence that India's space programme will soar fresh heights under new ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan, its outgoing chairman G Madhavan Nair on Monday said. His successor will be able to carry forward the agency's plans, including the most challenging manned moon mission to space. "He (Radhakrishnan) is a talented and highly competent scientist. He knows things as he has been there ... more |
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Lightfoot Named Director Of Marshall Space Flight Center
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 25, 2009NASA has named Robert M. Lightfoot, Jr., as the director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Lightfoot had served as the acting director of the center since March. "I'm very pleased to appoint Robert as the Marshall Center Director. As NASA moves into an exciting new era of human and scientific exploration, Robert's skills and expertise will prove invaluable to ... more New Director For Isaac Newton Group Of Telescopes
Canary Islands, Spain (SPX) Jul 17, 2009STFC is pleased to announce that Dr Marc Balcells, a tenured researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Tenerife, has been appointed Director of the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (ING) in the Canary Islands. He will begin his new role with effect from 15 July 2009. Born in Barcelona, Dr Balcells obtained a Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. ... more ESOA Elects Romain Bausch New Chairman
Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Jul 17, 2009Chief Executive Officers of Europe's satellite operators met earlier this month in Brussels for the Annual General Meeting of ESOA, the European Satellite Operator's Association. The Board elected Romain Bausch, CEO of SES as Chairman of the Board. Romain Bausch, a satellite industry veteran, joined SES in 1995 as CEO and has been President and CEO since 2001. He also serves as Chairman of ... more Three New Co-Investigators Added To MESSENGER Team
Baltimore MD (SPX) Jun 30, 2009Brian Anderson, Louise Prockter, and Thomas Zurbuchen have been appointed MESSENGER Co-Investigators by NASA Science Mission Directorate Associate Administrator Edward Weiler. "Each of these individuals has served admirably as MESSENGER Instrument Scientists, and each has led an important aspect of the analysis and interpretation of MESSENGER observations from the first two Mercury flybys, ... more |
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