Seven companies have landed positions on a potential $476 million contract to provide NASA with Earth observation data from commercial small satellites. The multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers the provision of commercial smallsat data products and related services to support the space agency’s Earth science ...
Leo Basola, former senior vice president of international finance at Equifax (NYSE: EFX), has been named chief financial officer of Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR). He succeeds Thomas Krywe, who left the CFO post after five years, and will lead Spire’s strategy to achieve its goal of having positive free cash flow by mid-2024, the space data...
Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR) has deployed and established contact with two nanosatellites that employ optical inter-satellite links to establish secure communications with each other and reduce network latency. The 6U satellites launched into orbit aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket as part of the Transporter-8 rideshare mission in support of the Eu...
Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR) and PlanetiQ will provide space-based radio occultation data products to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under a shared follow-on contract worth $59.3 million over five years. NOAA awarded the Radio Occultation Data Buy II vehicle as part of an agency initiative to evaluate the impact of commercial data ...
The National Reconnaissance Office has awarded six companies separate contracts under the Strategic Commercial Enhancements program to provide insight into radio frequency remote sensing capabilities. Aurora Insight, HawkEye 360, Kleos Space, PredaSAR, Spire Global and Umbra Lab will conduct studies to inform the acquisition and integration of comme...
Boyd Johnson, a corporate compliance and governance professional with more than 25 years of industry experience, has been appointed chief legal officer at space data provider Spire Global. He succeeds Ananda Martin, who has served as Spire’s general counsel since 2018, and will report directly to co-founder and CEO Peter Platzer, the company s...
Joan Amble, founder and president of a consulting firm, has been appointed to the board of directors at Vienna, Virginia-headquartered space data provider Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR). She holds extensive audit and governance experience and aims to help Spire’s leadership team implement best practices to navigate business growth, the company said Thu...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded contracts to Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR), GeoOptics and PlanetiQ to supply space weather data under a pilot program that seeks to demonstrate the impact of commercial data on weather forecast models. The Commercial Weather Data Pilot contracts call for the three companies to provide radio...
Chuck Cash, a more than two-decade veteran of the government technology market, has been named vice president of federal sales at Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR). He will oversee the development and execution of Spire’s growth strategy in the federal sector and expand partnerships with government clients, the space data provider said Thursday. Cash ...
Tim Braswell, a 25-year human resources professional, has joined Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR) as chief people officer. He will be responsible for Spire’s HR functions supporting 375 workers across the globe and spanning recruitment, talent development, health and wellness and employee systems, the space data provider said Tuesday. Braswell previously...
