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Space Cybersecurity Symposium III:Global and Applied Topics Department of Commerce | Department of Homeland Security Thursday, June 16, 202210:00 am – 3:00 pm EDT The Department of Commerce and the Department of Homeland Security invite you …
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On May 21, President Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol released a joint statement on the U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Alliance. Among other things, the statement calls for strengthened U.S.-ROK space cooperation: President …
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Today, May 19, 2022, NOAA released a Request for Proposal (RFP) to conduct a Commercial Weather Data Pilot (CWDP) Study of commercial space weather data sources and related capabilities that may help NOAA meet its …
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Today, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced that Richard DalBello, a venerable figure in government and the private-sector satellite industry, has been appointed to be the new director of NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce (OSC), the …
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On April 18, Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the United States commits not to conduct destructive, direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) missile testing, and that the United States seeks to establish this as a new international …
Vice President Harris Advances National Security Norms in Space Read more »
NOAA plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to explore the potential of acquiring commercial space-based weather data for a Commercial Weather Data Pilot (CWDP) study. The RFP will be posted to SAM.gov later this spring. …
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On March 28, 2022, the White House released the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget request for the Department of Commerce. The President’s budget proposes $87.7 million for the Office of Space Commerce, a $77.7 …
FY23 Budget Proposes $87.7M for Office of Space Commerce Read more »
Today, the Commerce Department issued a news release touting its role in helping American companies succeed in the new frontier of space commerce. The Department’s new strategic plan released March 28, 2022, includes objectives to advance and …
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On April 4, 2022, the White House released the In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) National Strategy. The document outlines how the United States will support and stimulate government, academic, and commercial ISAM capability development. …
National Strategy for In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing Released Read more »
Today, the Department of Commerce released its updated Strategic Plan for 2022-2026. Strategic Objective 1.7 of the plan is to “Advance U.S. leadership in the global commercial space industry.” View the strategic plan (16 MB …
Space Commerce in DOC’s Strategic Plan for 2022-2026 Read more »
On March 18, 2022, Jason Kim of the Office of Space Commerce, along with experts from DOC’s Bureau of Industry and Security, gave a presentation to a working group of the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, …
On March 17, 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following notice and encouraged its widest dissemination. Critical Infrastructure Partners, The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) …
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Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a Space Object Commercial Data Request for Information (RFI). View/respond to RFI at SAM.gov NOAA is soliciting information from commercial satellite tracking providers on data products, …
Today, NOAA awarded a fourth Delivery Order under its existing Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for commercial radio occultation (RO) satellite weather data. The RO data consist of vertical profiles of atmospheric temperature and …
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Today NOAA released a report to Congress titled, “Cost-Benefit Analysis of NOAA Commercial Data Program Radio Occultation Data Purchase.” View report (PDF) The congressionally directed report assesses radio occultation (RO) data purchased in Delivery Order …
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On January 26, 2022, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released updated statistics on the U.S. space economy, building on the preliminary estimates published in December 2020. The revised figures show that, in …
Commerce Releases Updated Space Economy Statistics for 2012-2019 Read more »
On Wednesday, January 26, 2022, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host an online event titled, “Together in Innovation: Inner space and outer space.” Attendees will learn how to unleash their ideas — …
USPTO Innovation Webinar to Feature Commercial Astronauts Read more »
Today, Vice President Kamala Harris chaired the inaugural meeting of the National Space Council under the Biden-Harris Administration. As a member of the Council, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo spoke about the Department’s many roles …
Vice President Harris Convenes Renewed National Space Council Read more »
On December 1, 2021, NOAA released a Request for Information (RFI) on the draft Statement of Work (SOW) for NOAA’s Commercial Data Program (CDP) Radio Occultation Data Buy: 2023-2028. View/respond to RFI at SAM.gov NOAA …
RFI for NOAA’s Radio Occultation Data Buy: 2023-2028 Read more »
Russia tested a direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) missile on November 15, 2021, Moscow Standard Time, that struck a Russian satellite (COSMOS 1408) and created a debris field in low-Earth orbit. The test so far has generated …
On November 10, 2021, NOAA released a Request for Information (RFI) soliciting information on existing or planned commercial space-based space weather data and related capabilities that will be available in the timeframe of 2022 through …
(UPDATED) On October 13, 2021, the Department of Commerce (DOC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) held their second jointly hosted space cybersecurity symposium. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves delivered opening remarks. View …
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On September 24, President Biden hosted Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan at the White House for the first-ever in-person Leaders’ Summit …
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On September 13, 2021, NOAA released a Solar Coronagraph Development and Related Capabilities request for information (RFI) seeking industry interest and capabilities to produce space-based coronagraphs which would be deployed on satellites in near-Earth and …