Jim Banke is an aerospace journalist and current owner of MILA Solutions LLC, a media consulting company. Banke has written for Florida Today

Florida Today

Florida Today is the major daily newspaper serving Brevard County. The Gannett corporation bought the paper in 1966.In addition to its regular daily publication, Florida Today publishes four weekly and eight biweekly community newspapers which are tailored for distinct neighborhoods within Brevard...

, Space.com

Space.com

Space.com is a space and astronomy news website. Its stories are often syndicated to other media outlets, including CNN, MSNBC, Yahoo!, and USA Today.Space.com was founded by former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs and Rich Zahradnik, in July 1999...

 and served as director of communications for the Space Foundation

Space Foundation

The Space Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports the global space industry through information and education programs. It is a resource for the entire space community - industry, national security organizations, civil space agencies, private space companies and the military around the...

  and worked as a Space Launch Development Analyst for SAIC

SAIC

The acronym SAIC can stand for:*Science Applications International Corporation*School of the Art Institute of Chicago*Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation*Shanghai Aviation Industrial Company*Special Agent in Charge, acronym used by some U.S...

. He was appointed to the Florida Governor’s Commission on the Future of Aeronautics and Space in 2006 leading to the creation of Space Florida

Space Florida

Space Florida is the aerospace economic development agency of the state of Florida. The agency was created by consolidating three existing space entities into a single new organization via the The Space Florida Act, enacted in May 2006 by the Florida Legislature...

. In 2007, Banke was awarded the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal

NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal

The NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal is an award similar to the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, but awarded to non-government personnel. This is the highest honor NASA awards to anyone who was not a government employee when the service was performed....

 for his contributions to the aerospace industry in Florida. Banke also serves on the board of directors of the Air Force Space & Missile Museum Foundation.

Banke currently hosts Space Talk a weekly radio program on WMMB

WMMB

WMMB and WMMV are radio stations simulcasting a News Talk Information format. WMMB is licensed to serve the Melbourne, Florida, USA area and WMMV is licensed to serve the Cocoa, Florida area. The stations are owned by Clear Channel Communications and licensed to Capstar TX Limited Partnership...

in Melbourne, Florida covering the space industry in Central Florida.