Daily Briefs

U.S. SPACE FORCE Brig. Gen. Robert J. Schreiner became National Reconnaissance Office’s deputy director/commander of the Space Force Element Nov. 5, succeeding Maj. Gen. Christopher S. Povak, who is becoming Pentagon deputy chief of space operations for operations.

LOCKHEED MARTIN/SIKORSKY has $22m U.S. Army contract for UH-60 specialized engineering analysis test and technical services, modernization, strategic planning support.

VARDA SPACE INDUSTRIES (orbital pharmaceutical processing, hypersonic reentry) announced successful reentry/recovery of its W-8 capsule at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia Nov. 5 after 35 days in orbit.

NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center appointed Troy Asher director. He became acting director in March and was the center’s director of flight operations.

OPEN COSMOS appointed Natasha Dillon chief people officer. She was chief portfolio people officer at APAX, and prior to that was chief people officer at INMARSAT.