Space Development Agency Director Leaves Post for Academia

Auburn University appoints former Space Development Agency head as Director of Space Innovation

/PRNewswire/ -- Auburn University is reaching for the stars again with the announcement of the hiring of Derek Tournear, former director of the Space...

SDA Director Tournear Departing on Eve of Crucial Launch

Derek M. Tournear, the head of the Space Development Agency that spearheaded the trailblazing push to buy and launch small satellites at a speed and scale unseen in military space circles, is departing the organization for a job in academia just before a momentous launch.  Tournear, SDA’s first permanent director, is heading to Auburn University to become its first-ever “director of space innovation,” the school announced Sept. 8.  The move co…

Tournear leaves Space Development Agency for new role at Auburn University

Derek Tournear is now director of space innovation under Auburn University’s Applied Research Institute The post Tournear leaves Space Development Agency for new role at Auburn University appeared first on SpaceNews.

Space Development Agency director leaves post for academia

Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear is stepping down from his position at the agency to be Auburn University’s new director of space innovation.SDA’s deputy director, Gurpartap Sandhoo, will lead the agency in an acting capacity. Tournear has been at the helm of SDA since 2019, overseeing much of the agency’s early work to define what is now the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture — a constellation of hundreds of missile warn…

Tournear leaving SDA, Sandhoo named acting director

Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear is leaving the organization he's been leading since it was first established, according to an SDA announcement this morning. Gurpartap Sandhoo, who was recently named as SDA’s deputy director, will serve as acting director, the agency announced. Chief Program Officer Mike Eppolito will serve as acting deputy director. Tournear, meanwhile, started a new job today as director of space innovation at …

Derek Tournear departs as Space Development Agency director

The Space Development Agency announced Monday that Derek Tournear has exited his role as SDA director after more than six years at the organization’s helm. Tournear was tapped as SDA’s leader shortly after it was established in 2019 and played a key role in growing the agency’s budget and development programs, namely the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo — who has been the organization’s deputy director si…