Satellite Industry Association Congratulates Gina Raimondo on Her Senate Confirmation as Commerce Secretary

Washington, D.C., March 3, 2021 – The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) today congratulated Rhone Island Governor Gina Raimondo on her Senate confirmation as the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce.  Gov. Raimondo has served as Governor of Rhode Island since 2014 and was nominated as Commerce Secretary by President Biden in early January.

“On behalf of SIA and its satellite industry members, I wish to congratulate Governor Raimondo on her Senate confirmation as the new head of the Commerce Department,” said Tom Stroup, President of the Satellite Industry Association.  “The satellite industry is undergoing unprecedented growth thanks to technological innovation and reduced costs for the development, launch and deployment of new commercial spacecraft. SIA and its members look forward to working with the new Secretary and her department on a host of vital high priority space policy issues, such as space situational awareness and commercial regulatory reform, for the benefit of all Americans.”

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About The Satellite Industry Association

SIA is a U.S.-based trade association providing representation of the leading satellite operators, service providers, manufacturers, launch services providers, and ground equipment suppliers. For more than two decades, SIA has advocated on behalf of the U.S. satellite industry on policy, regulatory, and legislative issues affecting the satellite business. For more information, visit www.sia.org.

SIA Executive Members include: Amazon; AT&T Services, Inc.; The Boeing Company; EchoStar Corporation; Intelsat S.A.; Iridium Communications Inc.; Kratos Defense & Security Solutions; Ligado Networks; Lockheed Martin Corporation; OneWeb; SES Americom, Inc.; Space Exploration Technologies Corp.; Spire Global Inc.; and Viasat Inc. SIA Associate Members include: ABS US Corp.; Amazon Web Services; Artel, LLC; AST & Science; Astranis Space Technologies Corp.; Blue Origin; Eutelsat America Corp.; ExoAnalytic Solutions; HawkEye 360; Hughes; Inmarsat, Inc.; Kymeta Corporation; Leonardo DRS; Lynk; Omnispace; Ovzon; Panasonic Avionics Corporation; Peraton; Planet; Telesat Canada; ULA; and XTAR, LLC. SIA Affiliate Members include: The Aerospace Corporation; Akash Systems Inc.; AQYR Technologies; COMSAT; Envistacom, LLC; Integrasys LLC, Kaman Precision Products; Kencast; Keysight Technologies, Inc.; Media Broadcast Satellite; NB+C; Plexus Corp; Sheppard Mullin; Skylo Technologies; and Wiley