Office of Space Commercialization
Space commerce is a term that refers to businesses using the unique medium of space to benefit the economy. This website is intended to educate the public about the Commerce Department's role in promoting U.S. leadership in space commerce through the Office of Space Commercialization and other Commerce organizations.
Office of Space Commercialization
The Office of Space Commercialization is the principal unit for space commerce policy activities within the Department of Commerce. Its mission is to foster the conditions for the economic growth and technological advancement of the U.S. commercial space industry.
Vision: A robust and responsive U.S. industry
that is the world leader in space commerce.
The Office focuses on several sectors of the space commerce industry, including satellite navigation, commercial remote sensing, space transportation, entrepreneurial "New Space" activities, and space-based solar power. The Office also participates in broad governmental discussions of national space policy and other space-related issues.
Download the Office's strategic plan... View a list of current space policy issues...
The Office of Space Commercialization consists of a Director and a small, dynamic team of analysts and support staff.
- Charles Baker, Acting Director
- Jason Y. Kim, Senior Policy Analyst
- Michael Beavin, Senior Program Analyst
- Eve Douglas, Senior Program Analyst
- Joyce Voyles, Senior Administrative Officer
- Gerri Darden, NOAA Rotational Assignment Program Fellow
While the Office's scope is Department-wide, it is budgeted through the Satellite and Information Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Visit the NOAA Satellite and Information Service website... Visit the NOAA website...As a secondary mission, the Office is responsible for hosting the National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT). This permanent, interagency staff is co-located with the Office of Space Commercialization at the Herbert C. Hoover Building in Washington, D.C.
Learn more at PNT.gov...Other Commerce Organizations
The Office of Space Commercialization works on space commerce policy issues in coordination with a variety of organizations across the Department of Commerce, including:
- Office of the Secretary of Commerce
- NOAA Satellite and Information Service (NESDIS): Manages meteorological satellite systems and data
- NOAA Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs Office (CRSRAO): Licenses U.S. commercial remote sensing satellite operations
- International Trade Administration (ITA): Assists U.S. companies in exporting aerospace products
- Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS): Licenses exports of dual-use equipment, such as GPS receivers
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA): Co-manages (with FCC) radio spectrum used by satellites
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): Maintains U.S. standards used to calibrate satellites, etc.
Additional Information
The following links provide further information about the Office of Space Commercialization.
