LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Mynaric today
announced that space industry leader Hans
Koenigsmann was nominated to join its supervisory board.
Koenigsmann was nominated by the supervisory board to replace
resigning supervisory board member Gerd
Gruppe, a former Executive board member of the German
Aerospace Center (DLR), contingent on court approval. Mynaric wins
Koenigsmann for his first advisory role outside of SpaceX where he
acted in various high-profile leadership roles during a 20-year
tenure.
"Hans is well-known as one of the industry's most respected
leaders, both on the technical and business aspects of operations,
and we are thrilled that he accepted the nomination," said
Bulent Altan, CEO of Mynaric. "Hans'
expertise will be invaluable as we work to scale our business and
demonstrate our products' true utility across a variety of
applications. And on a personal note, I could not be more thrilled
to be working with him again after our joint time at SpaceX where
we have achieved so much together."
The nomination comes while the company marks major milestones in
industrializing laser communications for space, aeronautical and
mobility applications in an expanding market. Just recently,
Mynaric inaugurated the world's first serial production facility
for laser communication products, launched a next generation
optical communications terminal for space applications and
signed several customer commitments.
"I have seen how teams pushing the boundaries of what's
considered doable look like and provided technical assurance
throughout my career," said Koenigsmann. "Mynaric has already
achieved significant milestones and has what it takes to build
laser communications at scale at this important moment in time. I
am thrilled that I can witness yet another technological
breakthrough and support the company on its mission going
forward."
Koenigsmann, a German-born aerospace engineer, joined SpaceX as
its fourth technical employee in 2002. During his tenure at SpaceX,
he oversaw launch readiness, inspection of the quality of rocket
engineering and development, risk analysis and the identification
and resolution of launch issues. He was awarded with NASA's
Distinguished Public Service Medal in 2014, an honor reserved as
the space agency's highest recognition for non-government
individuals.
To learn more about Mynaric, its growth and leadership, please
visit mynaric.com.
About Mynaric
Mynaric (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: M0Y,
ISIN: DE000A0JCY11) produces the optical fiber for the skies and,
as a pioneer of laser communication, enables extremely fast and
secure wireless data transmission between aircraft, drones and
satellites. Globally, the need for fast and ubiquitous network
connectivity is advancing inexorably. Data networks such as the
internet are now largely based on infrastructure on the ground
which cannot be expanded arbitrarily for legal, economic or
logistical reasons. The future, therefore, calls for an expansion
of the existing network infrastructure into air and space. Mynaric
provides laser communication products to establish the necessary
data highways for telecommunication constellations in air and
space. For more information, visit mynaric.com.
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