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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 prepare for a full operational …
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On Thursday, March 23, 2023, NOAA announced the award of the Radio Occultation Data Buy II (RODB-2) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. NOAA has awarded two RODB-2 IDIQ contracts with a total maximum value of $59,312,954 million to Space Sciences and Engineering LLC …
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On March 20, 2023, OSC’s Jason Kim participated in the first Technical Working Group meeting between the United States and the Republic of Korea to promote compatibility and interoperability between the Global Positioning System (GPS) and Korean Positioning System (KPS). …
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On March 15, 2023, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves delivered the Wednesday luncheon keynote speech at the SATELLITE 2023 conference in Washington, D.C. He provided an update on the Commerce Department’s progress in implementing its strategic objective to promote …
Today, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced it is conducting a comprehensive assessment of the U.S. civil space industrial base in partnership with NASA and NOAA. The Office of Space Commerce co-sponsored the study. To collect …
Commerce, NASA Begin U.S. Civil Space Industrial Base Assessment Read more »
Below are the public comments received by the Office of Space Commerce in response to our Request for Information issued January 26, 2023. The comment period closed February 27, 2023. Comments are listed in the order of receipt. They are …
Today Dr. Michael Morgan, NOAA Assistant Secretary for Environmental Observation and Prediction, delivered the Tuesday keynote speech at the SmallSat Symposium in Mountain View, California. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery. Good morning. It is a pleasure to …
On January 30-31, 2023, the Commerce Department participated in the 8th meeting of the U.S. -India Civil Space Joint Working Group (CSJWG), held at the State Department in Washington, D.C. Officials from the Office of Space Commerce, from NOAA/NESDIS, and …
DOC Supports U.S.-India Civil Space Cooperation Talks Read more »
Today, the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) published a request for information (RFI) requesting additional input from interested parties on OSC’s currently planned scope of basic safety services to be provided via the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) program. …
Comments Requested on Proposed Definition of Basic SSA Services Read more »
On December 15-16, 2022, the Department of Commerce, including the Office of Space Commerce and NOAA/NESDIS, participated in the third U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Civil Space Dialogue, held in Seoul, Korea. The Dialogue was announced by the Presidents of the …
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On December 13, 2022, as part of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C., Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves played a leading role in the U.S.-Africa Space Forum. The event highlighted how outer space can be a catalyst to …
Commerce Leads Space Discussion During U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Read more »
On December 5, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s NOAA took a step forward in its plans to provide space traffic coordination services to commercial and civil satellite operators operating in the increasingly congested orbits around Earth. As part of …
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