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Former Northrop Exec Timothy Rumford Joins OpTech as Operations VP

Timothy Rumford, formerly an operating unit director within Northrop Grumman‘s tactical space systems division, has been appointed vice president of operations at Leesburg, Virginia-based aerospace technical services provider Optimum Technologies. Rumford comes to OpTech with three decades of aerospace industry experience across business, program management and engineering areas, the company said Monday. In his previous […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman July 19, 2022, 12:03 pm
in Executive Moves, News

AEI Partner Peter Schumacher Appointed Firefly Aerospace Interim CEO

Peter Schumacher, a partner at private equity firm AE Industrial Partners, has been appointed to serve as CEO of Firefly Aerospace on an interim basis. He replaces Tom Markusic, who has transitioned from the chief executive role to full-time member of the board of directors and chief technical adviser at Firefly, the company said Wednesday. […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman June 16, 2022, 11:25 am
in Government Technology, News, Wash100

CAES CEO Mike Kahn Selected to 2021 Wash100 for Leading Company Transformation, Innovation in Electronic Capabilities

Executive Mosaic is thrilled to introduce Mike Kahn, CEO of CAES, as a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient for implementing new initiatives to renew the company's focus on providing mission critical electronics that support the aerospace and defense sectors. This represents the second-time that Kahn has been selected for a Wash100 Award.

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by William McCormick March 12, 2021, 11:16 am
in Featured, General, Industry News, News

Bloomberg Government Team Predicts FY 2016 Reversal of Contract Spending Declines, M&A Reshaping to Continue

Total federal contract spending declined for the sixth consecutive year in the government’s 2016 fiscal year but the team of analysts at Bloomberg Government predict that negative trend to reverse in the current FY 2016. In its BGOV 200 study released Tuesday, Bloomberg Government said federal unclassified contract spend for fiscal year 2015 fell nearly 1.5 percent to a […] More

by Ross Wilkers June 7, 2016, 8:13 am
in Executive Spotlight

Executive Profile: Ray Winn, Partner at Deloitte’s Federal Practice

Ray Winn serves as a partner at Deloitte‘s federal practice and also is the lead client service partner for the company’s practice focused on defense acquisition, test and logistics. He also previously held the roles of federal leader and chief operating officer within the federal practice as well as LCSP for the Navy System Command and U.S. Marine Corps practice and lead […] More

by Neel Mehta February 25, 2016, 12:00 am
in Featured, General, Industry News, News

Int’l Space Station Captures Orbital ATK Cygnus Spacecraft for 50-Day Stay

The International Space Station captured an Orbital ATK-built spacecraft at 6:19 a.m. Eastern time to start a 50-day berthing period for astronauts on the ISS to carry out scientific studies with cargo and other research supplies delivered by the company’s Cyngus ship. NASA said Wednesday astronaut Kjell Lindgren used the space station’s robotic arm to take in Cyngus and the spacecraft […] More

by Ross Wilkers December 9, 2015, 9:26 am
in News, Products & Service

Orbital Orders Satellite Electric Propulsion Subsystems from Aerojet Rocketdyne; Warren Yasuhara Comments

Orbital Sciences has ordered Aerojet Rocketdyne electric propulsion subsystems for installation on its communications satellite platform. Aerojet Rocketdyne will deliver the XR-5 subsystems over the next three years for the GEOStar-3 geostationary orbit satellite, Aerojet Rocketdyne said Tuesday. The XR-5 subsystem comprises 5-kilowatt class Hall thrusters with flow regulation valves, power processing units with thruster selection units and […] More

by Jay Clemens February 5, 2015, 6:13 am
in News, Products & Service

Jim Sponnick: ULA to Launch Orbital’s Cygnus Cargo Delivery Spacecraft to ISS

United Launch Alliance has partnered with Orbital Sciences to provide launch services for the transportation of cargo to the International Space Station as part of NASA‘s Commercial Resupply Services program. ULA said Tuesday the agreement includes one cargo mission that will launch late next year from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station with the Atlas V 401 vehicle as well as an optional mission in 2016. […] More

by Anna Forrester December 10, 2014, 12:29 pm
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The GovCon Tech Makers, Service Firms Behind NASA’s 1st Orion Test Flight

NASA took the first step Friday in what it hopes to be a new era for human space exploration as the agency sent the Orion capsule into a nearly four-hour orbit to evaluate its potential for future missions via Boeing‘s Space Launch System. Engineers for NASA and Orion constructor Lockheed Martin focused much of their attention […] More

by Ross Wilkers December 8, 2014, 1:08 pm
in Industry News, News

NASA Starts Commercial Resupply Services Program’s 2nd Round; William Gerstenmaier Comments

NASA has released a second request for proposals through its commercial space program for more companies to launch logistical and research payloads and help send supplies to the International Space Station. The Commercial Resupply Services 2 program includes at least six flights to and from ISS for each potential contract through 2020 and an option for additional flights through 2024, NASA said Friday. “To […] More

by Anna Forrester September 29, 2014, 6:12 am
in Industry News, News

David Thompson: Orbital to Build Ka-band Satcom for Middle Eastern Operator

Orbital Sciences has won a contract of an undisclosed value to manufacture a lightweight broadband communications satellite for United Arab Emirates-based satcom operator Yahsat. The Al Yah satellite will be built on the Orbital GEOStar-3 infrastructure and work to provide Ka-band coverage for Yahsat customers throughout Brazil and Africa, Orbital said Wednesday. Yahsat plans to […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman September 11, 2014, 7:11 am
in Industry News, News

Frank Culbertson: Orbital Sciences-Built Capsule Returns From ISS Cargo Delivery Mission

The Orbital Sciences-built Cygnus spacecraft has returned from its voyage to the International Space Station, where the cargo ship delivered 3,669 pounds of supplies for the ISS crew. Cygnus unberthed from the orbiting laboratory Friday after staying 31 days there and reached Earth’s atmosphere Sunday at around 9:15 a.m. Eastern Time, Orbital Sciences said Monday. […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman August 19, 2014, 11:01 am

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