Space Companies Feel Supply Chain Pinch

Jen DiMascio Michael Bruno Irene Klotz September 02, 2021
NASA’s Landsat 9 engineers
The launch of NASA’s Landsat 9 was delayed due to COVID-19-related shortages of liquid nitrogen.
Credit: Northrop Grumman
Long-feared problems in the aerospace and defense supplier base due to the pandemic are suddenly surging, industry executives say, with visible setbacks emerging in space launches and satellite manufacturing. Under the surface, large defense companies are fretting about the long-term effects of...
Jen DiMascio

Based in Washington, Jen previously managed Aviation Week’s worldwide defense, space and security coverage.

Michael Bruno

Based in Washington, Michael Bruno is Aviation Week Network’s Executive Editor for Business. He oversees coverage of aviation, aerospace and defense businesses, supply chains and related issues.

Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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