Michael A. Hamel

Orbital Sciences Corp. designs and manufactures space-related products. The company manufactures small and medium class rockets and space systems for commercial, military and civil government customers, including the U.S. Department of Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and other U.S. government agencies. Orbital Sciences was founded by David W. Thompson and Scott L. Webster in 1982 and is headquartered in Dulles, VA.

SSC Space U.S., Inc. provides space operations for telemetry, tracking and control services. Its products and services include network management, data communications and security, mission establishment and ground network services. The company was founded by Charles Conrad Jr. and Dave E. Massey in 1996 and is headquartered in Horsham, PA.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems manufactures telecommunication, scientific and environmental satellites. Its customers include Echostar, INTELSAT, Iridium, AsiaSat, Astrolink, and IKONOS. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Newtown, PA.

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. engages in the design, development, and deployment of technological solutions. It focuses on the areas of commercial, space, national security, strategic systems, and global challenges. It provides engineering services to government, commercial companies, and educational institutions. The company was founded by Charles Stark Draper in 1934 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.