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The Department of Commerce engages in a variety of bilateral and multilateral space cooperation activities to promote global space commerce, align space regulations, ensure fair market access for U.S. companies, and ensure space safety for commercial operators.
Today, the Office of Space Commerce released its “Global Space Situational Awareness” document, outlining a vision for a future of globally coordinated SSA services. The Office of Space Commerce envisions that in the future there will be a global, coordinated …
On March 20-21, 2024, representatives of the United States and France convened in the Washington area for the second U.S.-France Comprehensive Dialogue on Space. As with the first instance in November 2022, the comprehensive dialogue included a dedicated government-industry “Track …
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Today, Vice President Kamala Harris convened the third meeting of the National Space Council under the Biden-Harris Administration. Representing the Department of Commerce, Deputy Secretary Don Graves spoke about the Department’s key roles in weather and climate monitoring, space situational …
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Today, at the conclusion of the ROK-U.S. Space Industry Symposium, the Republic of Korea and the United States issued the following joint statement. The Governments of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States of America (U.S.) held the …
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On November 8, in Seoul, Republic of Korea (ROK), the Office of Space Commerce led a delegation of U.S. companies and government officials at the ROK-U.S. Space Industry Symposium. The event, hosted by Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT), …
On November 6-7, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (ROK) hosted the ROK-U.S. Space Forum in Seoul, Korea. The event, organized in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State, commemorated the 70th anniversary of the ROK-U.S. …
On October 1, 2023, the Office of Space Commerce, the State Department, and the African Union Commission convened a U.S.-Africa Commercial Space Stakeholders Meeting on the margins of the International Astronautical Congress 2023 (IAC 2023). Participants from U.S. and African …
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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 India. The statement calls on …
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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 cooperation: The United States and …
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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 was co-chaired by the U.S. Department …
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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 space cooperation. The statement calls …
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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 security framework covering ever-closer cooperation …
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