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The Inaugural Lifetime Achievement for Space Award 2025 Space Lifetime Achievement Award General Kevin Chilton is a retired four-star General and former commander of the United States Strategic Command. With a career spanning over three decades, General Chilton has left an indelible mark on national security, space operations, and the aerospace community. His leadership extends beyond military service, shaping global strategies in space and nuclear deterrence. As a combat pilot, astronaut, and senior leader, General Chilton exemplifies the qualities that define such an award. As an astronaut, General Chilton conducted vital missions that advanced space exploration and technology, including the deployment of satellites crucial to national defense. His leadership as the commander of U.S. Strategic Command reinforced America’s nuclear and space deterrent strategies at a pivotal time in global security. General Chilton spearheaded the integration of cyber operations with space and missile defense capabilities, shaping U.S. strategy in these emerging domains. He championed a modernized nuclear force posture, advocating for the responsible use and control of nuclear weapons.

It’s leftovers season!?Interested in the leftovers from the formation of the solar system??Come hear about those interesting remnants and the missions that explored them!?I’ll be sharing insights from working on missions that explored asteroids (Lucy), comets (Rosetta and Stardust), and Kuiper Belt Objects (New Horizons). Lucy In The Sky!?As the NASA Lucy Mission Science Operations Center Encounter Lead, I will be discussing some exciting findings from a recent asteroid flyby and looking ahead to the next one that will happen April 2025. Given the setting at The Space Vault Exhibition I hope you have room for a little bit more so I can share stories from flying on the infamous Vomit Comet and working on Orion, Space Shuttle and ISS payloads, among other missions. More information and tickets for the talk at the River & Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames Oxfordshire can be found here: https://lnkd.in/e67Burc2 More information about the inspiring Space Vault Exhibition and setting can be found here: https://lnkd.in/e8J6p8W7

Last Thursday, IrishAngels and Bust Ventures hosted Women Take Space! set against the unique backdrop of an airplane hangar with stunning runway views. We enjoyed a family-style dinner, great conversations, flight simulators, and ice cream from Tulsa’s beloved Big Dipper! ???? The evening spotlighted inspiring voices in aerospace: Sarah "Sassie" Duggleby (Venus Aerospace), Rosa Hathaway (Rivas) (Atento Capital), Janet Grondin (Stellar Solutions), and Lawton Cummings (Capital Factory), with Will Edwards of Firehawk moderating. The discussion spanned innovation, investment, and opportunity in aerospace. A big thank you to our board chair, Amy Buchan Siegfried, for representing IrishAngels so well, and to Adele Beasley Weaver and Erin Ahmed of Bust Ventures for an AWESOME event and championing women’s access to angel investing. Curious about any of the companies or speakers mentioned? Reach out — we’d be happy to share more! #WomenTakeSpace #IrishAngels #BustVentures #AerospaceLeadership #WomenInVC

Kratos has been awarded a $116.7 million prime contract from the Space Development Agency?(SDA) to develop a ground system for supporting Advanced Fire Control Infrastructure (AFCGI).?The Kratos-led team will design, implement, and operate ground infrastructure supporting interoperability across multi-vendor LEO constellations using its Kratos OpenSpace? Platform. Kratos and its partners are excited to be part of Team SDA! Read more about the announcement from Kratos and SDA here - https://lnkd.in/eZKgQcvN #TeamSDA #Interoperability #Digitalization #PWSA?

This week, we at Space Ambition spoke with Celeste Ford, Managing Director at Stellar Ventures, a U.S.-based SpaceTech venture capital firm focused on pre-seed and seed investments. A seasoned aerospace entrepreneur with 30 years of experience, she shared her insights and vision on aerospace market dynamics. Stellar Ventures has backed 27 startups, including Xona Space Systems, Firehawk, Darkhive, SatVu, Corvus Robotics, SpiderOak, The Exploration Company, Solestial, and Space Forge. We hope this article will be helpful to you. https://lnkd.in/d2fFiZ6S

The #PanelDiscussion “Championing Women in the #SatCom Sector” brought insightful initiatives?on how to drive gender equality and equity within the sector. See what our expert speakers had to say: ?? Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch?SVP, Government Strategy & Policy,?Viasat / Inmarsat “ Highlight your capabilities – Not because you are a woman, but because you are a professional. When you see yourself in someone else, it is far easier to become an ambassador of change yourself. ” ?? Lucinda Williams,?Head of Social Value and Sustainability,?Airbus Defence and Space " Over 50% of our early careers programme is made up of women, which we are proud of. What I would also like to focus on is mid-career upskilling – Encouraging women and all professionals to continue learning and gaining new skills later in their career too. ” ?? Jennifer Luce,?VP Defense Programs,?Stellar Solutions “ The biggest thing to us is what you bring to your customer, and how you want them to see you. Trying to set the good examples internally and enabling diversity that way is far more important to our company than external awareness. ” ?? Preeya Lakhani ,?Deputy Programme Manager, UK Satellite Programmes,?Lockheed Martin Space " There is a balance I try to find between wanting to do a great job in my role, and dedicating time to resource groups and creating a culture where people like me can be successful and thriving. I think that as a relatively young woman in the workforce, it is amazing to see women who look like me in senior positions. ” #globalmilsatcom24 #globalmilsatcom #defenceindustry #spaceindustry #satellitecommunications #SatComSector

??Presenting the Best Medium Workplaces in 2024 ?? Over 280,000 employee opinions from the Fortune Best Small & Medium Workplaces? determined employees at SMBs are having overwhelmingly great experiences – particularly in feelings of care, belonging, and trust in leadership at work. The Top 10: WestPac Wealth Partners Jobot Paramount Software Solutions, Inc Insmed Incorporated R4Solutions Inc Lumin Digital PeopleTec, Inc. Embark IntraFi Highlight Technologies Ltd See the full list: https://bit.ly/4dYXZh1 Interested in making a list? Start here: https://bit.ly/3Z3yWoL #GreatPlaceToWork #BestMediumWorkplaces #BestWorkplaces