The covers are off for edition number six of this annual exercise to start a new year by looking at major signposts and the directions they point us to.
Tanya Pemberton will start in the role on Oct. 18 and lead a 4,800-employee organization that operates a federally-funded research-and-development center focused on space.
Steve Isakowitz has led the nonprofit space organization for 10 years and oversaw the relocation of its headquarters to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region.
Aerospace Corp. has named vice chairman and former ambassador Barbara Barrett chairman of the board of trustees and retired Air Force Lt. Gen. George Muellner will serve as vice chairman.
The government shutdown put a damper on contract awards in October, as did the traditional slowdown of awards at the start of a new fiscal year. Despite those conditions, though, there were several significant awards in October, and we rank the biggest for the month.
The Aerospace Corp. has won a $788 million sole source contract with the U.S. Air Force to provide lifecycle systems engineering and integration for the National Security Space Community.
