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Douglas to Speak at Commercial Remote Sensing Forum
Posted 4/24/2012On April 27, Eve Douglas of the Office of Space Commercialization will speak at a Space Enterprise Council forum on "The Importance of Commercial Remote Sensing to Economic and National Security." The Capitol Hill event is scheduled for 9:00-10:00 a.m. in Room 2325 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Report on Satellite Export Control Policy Reform
Posted 4/18/2012The Departments of Defense and State released a report on space export control policy reform, recommending that many satellites and satellite components be transferred from the USML to the CCL. The report was mandated by Section 1248 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010.
Testimony from LightSquared Hearing
Posted 9/9/2011The NOAA testimony from the House Science Committee hearing on LightSquared impacts to federal science agencies is now publicly available. Deputy Under Secretary Mary Glackin outlined a wide range of GPS-dependent systems and functions at risk, including NOAA's entire satellite fleet and over 23,000 environmental sensor platforms.
NOAA Official to Testify on GPS Interference Issue
Posted 9/1/2011On September 8, the House Science Committee will hold a public hearing on the proposed LightSquared wireless communications network and its potential interference to GPS users. NOAA Deputy Under Secretary for Operations Mary Glackin will discuss possible impacts to NOAA's mission. Other witnesses include officials from NASA, the Department of Transportation, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the National Coordination Office for Space-Based PNT.
AMS Report on Satellite Navigation and Space Weather
Posted 4/13/2011The American Meteorological Society (AMS) has released a report on the vulnerability of satellite navigation systems to space weather and how to build resilience for the future. Jason Kim of the Office of Space Commercialization participated in the AMS workshop that formed the basis of the report.
