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Orbital Names G. David Low Vice President of Its Technical Services Division |
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DULLES, Va., Sept. 13/Satnews Daily/ — Orbital Sciences Corp. (NYSE:ORB) has named G. David Low as Vice President of its Technical Services Division (TSD), headquartered in Greenbelt, MD. Low will succeed Richard Hicks, who is remaining with TSD on a part-time basis as an advisor on existing contracts and new business opportunities.
Hicks has held various positions in the aerospace industry over the past 43 years and is entering into partial retirement. Low assumed his new post on September last week.
Jack Danko, Orbital's executive vice president and general manager of its Space Systems Group said Low’s credentials as a senior Orbital manager and extensive knowledge of and background with NASA, TSD's principal customer, represent a perfect fit for the TSD business.
Danko added he is pleased that Dick Hicks has agreed to remain active in the TSD business. “Orbital will continue to benefit from the insight and wisdom he gained during his many years in the industry," he said.
Low has served with Orbital for the past eight years, joining the company's Launch Systems Group in 1996 as Vice President of Safety and Mission Assurance, spearheading the Group's ISO qualification effort. In addition to holding several other senior positions in the company, Low most recently served as Vice President and Deputy General Manager of Orbital's Advanced Programs Group. In this role, he helped lead the company's participation in NASA's efforts to develop new human space exploration systems.
Prior to joining Orbital, Low was a NASA astronaut from 1984 until 1996. During this time he flew on three Space Shuttle missions as a mission specialist, flight engineer and payload commander. During his more than 700 hours in space, Low helped to deploy two communications satellites and retrieve two scientific satellites using the Shuttle's robotic arm. He also conducted a six-hour spacewalk and participated in numerous scientific and medical experiments. Low began his career with NASA in 1980 as a spacecraft systems engineer for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Low holds a B.S. in Physics-Engineering from Washington and Lee University, a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University, an M.S. in Aeronautics and astronautics from Stanford University and an MBA from Johns Hopkins University. He has also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Low is a recipient of the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, three NASA Space Flight Medals and an honorary Doctor of Engineering Degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is an Associate Fellow of the AIAA.
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