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On Monday, September 18, 2023, NOAA awarded a Commercial Weather Data Pilot (CWDP) Ocean Surface Winds (OSW) Pilot contract to Spire Global Subsidiary, Inc. View award information on SAM.gov NOAA’s Commercial Data Program (CDP) supports …
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Following President Joe Biden’s meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G20 Summit in India, the White House issued a joint statement reaffirming the close and enduring partnership between the United States and …
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On November 16, 2023, NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) will host a Commercial Data Program (CDP) Industry Day from 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. EST, at the Silver Spring Civic Building …
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Licensing change fulfills regulatory commitment to impose conditions only on a temporary basis Today, NOAA’s Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs (CRSRA) office — a division of the Office of Space Commerce — announced the modification of …
On August 1, NOAA issued a Request for Proposals in support of a Commercial Weather Data Pilot (CWDP) study related to ocean surface winds (OSW). The study will assess the quality and impact of commercially …
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On Friday, July 28, the Office of Space Commerce released its second video presentation updating the progress of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS), the Commerce Department’s space situational awareness (SSA) and space traffic …
Today, President Biden and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni released a joint statement on the alliance, partnership, and friendship between the United States and Italy. Among other things, the statement calls for strengthened U.S.-Italy space …
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OSC’s Jason Kim spoke about the intersection of commercial space technologies with space security issues at a Hudson Institute event on space and U.S. national security. Other panelists included industry experts from Maxar Technologies, True …
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On Wednesday, July 19, the Office of Space Commerce hosted an in-person workshop for commercial Space Situational Awareness (SSA) data/products and service providers to discuss the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). The workshop was part of a series …
Today NOAA released a Request for Information in support of a new Commercial Weather Data Pilot (CWDP) study. NOAA intends to issue one or more CWDP contracts for GNSS reflectometry data in support of ocean …
On July 12, the Office of Space Commerce will host a virtual workshop for satellite owner/operators to discuss the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). This workshop, organized in partnership with AIAA, will be the …
On June 26-27, 2023, OSC and NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service participated in the 12th U.S.-EU Space Dialogue, addressing shared goals in space situational awareness & spaceflight safety, Earth observation, GNSS, and other topics. The dialogue …
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On June 27, 2023, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released updated statistics on the U.S. space economy, building on earlier estimates published in December 2020 and January 2022. The statistics show that, …
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Today, on the occasion of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the White House, the United States and India issued a joint statement affirming their strategic partnership across a number of areas, including …
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On June 8, President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the Atlantic Declaration for a Twenty-First Century U.S.-UK Economic Partnership, to include commercial space cooperation. The declaration calls for a new economic …
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On May 20, President Biden, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India met in Hiroshima for the fifth convening of the Quad Leaders’ …
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Today, President Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol commemorated the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Alliance, calling for deeper ties across a number of areas, including space: Our Alliance also …
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This morning, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves delivered keynote remarks during the plenary session of the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, CO. His remarks provided an update on the Commerce Department’s activities to promote …
On Wednesday, April 12, 2023, NOAA awarded a 6-month Delivery Order-2 (DO-2) contract to Space Sciences and Engineering LLC (PlanetiQ) under the Radio Occultation Data Buy II (RODB-2) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. NOAA …
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On Wednesday, April 12, the Office of Space Commerce hosted a live video presentation about the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) being developing for civil and commercial space situational awareness. Among other things, OSC …
On Thursday, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves joined other top leaders from the government and the U.S. space industry at the White House for a forum discussing cybersecurity in the space systems ecosystem and …
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On March 23-24, 2023, the Office of Space Commerce participated in the 8th U.S.-Japan Comprehensive Dialogue on Space, along with other delegates from NOAA, the White House, Department of State, Department of Defense, FAA, NASA, …
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DOC/NOAA is actively seeking qualified candidates to serve as the Deputy Director of the Office of Space Commerce. This is a career Senior Executive Service (SES) level position with responsibility to manage the day-to-day operations …
On Monday, March 27, 2023, NOAA announced the awards of two Radio Occultation Data Buy II (RODB-2) Delivery Order 1-Test (DO-1T) contracts to Space Sciences and Engineering LLC (PlanetiQ) and Spire Global Subsidiary Inc. To …
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