SpaceNews announced the winners of its third annual SpaceNews Awards for Excellence & Innovation at a Dec. 10 awards luncheon in Washington. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and U.S. Air Force Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, commanders of U.S. Space Command and Air Force Space Command, were in attendance to accept government leader of the year awards.
2019 SpaceNews Awards for Excellence & Innovation winners
Company of the Year 
Rocket Lab won both the SpaceNews Award and Readers’ Choice
Startup of the Year
SpaceNews Award: Hawkeye 360
Readers’ Choice: Relativity Space
Breakthrough of the Year
SpaceNews Award: Space X’s Starlink
Readers’ Choice:  Space X’s Starhopper
Government Agency of the Year
NASA won both SpaceNews Award and Readers’ Choice
Government Leader of the Year (Civil)
SpaceNews Award: ESA Director General Jan Woerner
Readers’ Choice: NASA  Administrator Jim Bridenstine
Government Leader of the Year (Military)
Gen. Jay Raymond, Commander, U.S. Space Command and Air Force Space Command won both SpaceNews Award and Readers’ Choice
Corporate Leader of the Year
Maxar Technologies  CEO Dan Jablonsky won both the SpaceNews  Award and Readers’ Choice
Turnaround of the Year
SpaceNews Award: Firefly Aerospace
Readers’ Choice: Maxar Technologies
Deal of the Year
SpaceNews Award: Virgin Galactic IPO
 Readers’ Choice: Blue Origin Artemis Lander Team
Unsung Hero of the Year
The Brooke Owens Fellowship won both SpaceNews Award and Readers’ Choice
Space Stewardship Award
SpaceNews Award: LeoLabs
Readers’ Choice: Iridium Communications

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