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LeoStella, Thales Alenia Space and BlackSky JV have new CEOs (NYSE:BKSY)
LeoStella, a 50-50 joint venture between Thales Alenia Space, a Franco-Italian aerospace company, and BlackSky (NYSE:BKSY) appointed aerospace and technology industry leader Tim Kienberger to succeed Mike Hettich as CEO.
Hettich quit his job at LeoStella after leading the company since 2019.
Kienberger joins LeoStella with three decades of experience in aerospace and defense technology, leading market strategy, operations management, program execution and business growth in the small spacecraft markets. emerging at companies including Boeing and L3Harris.