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SpaceNews announced the winners of its third annual SpaceNews Awards for Excellence & Innovation at a Dec. 10 awards luncheon in Washington. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and U.S. Air Force Gen. John "Jay" Raymond, commanders of U.S. Space Command and Air Force Space Command, were in attendance to accept government leader of the year awards.  
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                        SpaceNews announced the winners of its third annual SpaceNews Awards for Excellence & Innovation at a Dec. 10 awards luncheon in Washington. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and U.S. Air Force Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, commanders of U.S. Space Command and Air Force Space Command, were in attendance to accept government leader of the year awards.
 
2019 SpaceNews Awards for Excellence & Innovation winners

Company of the Year 

Rocket Lab won both the SpaceNews Award and Readers’ Choice


Startup of the Year

SpaceNews Award: Hawkeye 360
Readers’ Choice: Relativity Space


Breakthrough of the Year

SpaceNews Award: Space X’s Starlink
Readers’ Choice:  Space X’s Starhopper


Government Agency of the Year

NASA won both the SpaceNews Award and Readers’ Choice


Government Leader of the Year (Civil)

SpaceNews Award: ESA Director General Jan Woerner
Readers’ Choice: NASA  Administrator Jim Bridenstine


Government Leader of the Year (Military)

Gen. Jay Raymond, Commander, U.S. Space Command and Air Force Space Command, won both the SpaceNews Award and Readers’ Choice


Corporate Leader of the Year

Maxar Technologies  CEO Dan Jablonsky won both the SpaceNews  Award and Readers’ Choice


Turnaround of the Year

SpaceNews Award: Firefly Aerospace
Readers’ Choice: Maxar Technologies


Deal of the Year

SpaceNews Award: Virgin Galactic IPO
 Readers’ Choice: Blue Origin Artemis Lander Team


Unsung Hero of the Year

The Brooke Owens Fellowship won both SpaceNews Award and Readers’ Choice


Space Stewardship Award

SpaceNews Award: LeoLabs
Readers’ Choice: Iridium Communications



 

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