 Bob Walker |
Moonwalker Associates, the firm recently launched by former Republican Congressman Bob Walker, wants to clean up outer space.
The former chair of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee and writer of the Trump campaign’s space policy, has signed Launchspace Technologies as a client.
Walker, 75, retired from Congress in 1997. He co-founded Wexler and Walker Public Policy Associates in 1981. Hill & Knowlton acquired the shop in 1990.
Based in Bethesda, Launchspace says it has a low-cost and technically feasible solution to the orbital debris problem in low Earth orbits and has its eye out for aerospace industry partners.
Since 1957, satellites and launch vehicles have created an ever-growing number of debris objects. Orbiting junk increases the possibility of collisions with spacecraft and threatens space-based communications.
Marshall Kaplan, Launchspace chief technology officer and co-founder, is a pioneer in space debris research and carried out the first study of space junk retrieval while a professor at Penn State.
Walker opened Moonwalker after WPP shuttered Wexler|Walker lobbying firm at the end of last year.
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which was established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump, has hired Valcour LLC, which has close ties with his administration.
Ballard Partners has signed on gunmaker Sturm, Ruger & Co to advocate on behalf of Second Amendment issues.
Sakura Conservation Strategies has registered Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium as a client.
Sachs Media has signed on to represent the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund to advocate for public policies proven to reduce tobacco use, which is the No. 1 cause of preventable deaths in the US and the rest of the world.
