Voyager Names Saltzman Board Chairman of Advisers

Former Space Force chief of space operations will advise the defense and space company on its work, customer requirements and threat environment.

Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in People

Voyager Names Saltzman Board Chairman of Advisers

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Voyager Technologies named Ret. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman chairman of its board of advisers. Saltzman previously served as the second chief of space operations of the Space Force, holding the post from November 2022.

Why it matters

Voyager said Saltzman will counsel the company on its space and defense work and on customer requirements as the threat environment evolves. The appointment places a former top uniformed Space Force leader in an advisory role at a company active in the sector.

Saltzman has won the Wash100 Award four consecutive times and graduated from Boston University in 1991. He assumed the Space Force's top uniformed post in November 2022, succeeding Ret. Gen. John Raymond, but the extraction does not disclose the terms of his Voyager role.

The players

B. Chance Saltzman

Retired U.S. Space Force general who served as the second chief of space operations and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Voyager Technologies

Space and defense technology company that named Saltzman chairman of its board of advisers.

The details

Voyager said Saltzman will provide counsel on its space and defense work, customer requirements, and the evolving threat environment. He previously issued Vector 2025 as chief of space operations and was a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

November 2022: Saltzman assumed the role of Space Force chief of space operations.
2025: Saltzman issued the Vector 2025 priorities document.
Monday, November 2, 2026: Voyager announced his appointment as board chairman of advisers.

Market Landscape

Saltzman succeeded Ret. Gen. John Raymond as chief of space operations in November 2022, and his move to Voyager places a former Space Force chief inside a defense-space company. The appointment signals how commercial space firms are recruiting senior military leadership to advise on customer requirements.

For readers following the defense and space industry, the appointment signals closer ties between senior military leadership and commercial space contractors. The extraction does not describe any direct effect on consumers or contract pricing.

The takeaway

Senior military leaders increasingly move into advisory roles at commercial space companies, a pattern worth tracking as defense and space work continues to converge. Readers can watch how Voyager uses Saltzman's counsel on customer requirements in its future contracts.