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This part of the website provides updates on opportunities for commercial space companies to do business with the federal government. For specific information about NOAA opportunities, please visit Business with NOAA.
The statutory responsibilities of the Office of Space Commercialization include assisting U.S. commercial providers’ efforts to conduct business with the U.S. government, and acting as an industry advocate to ensure the government meets space-related requirements using commercially available space goods and services to the fullest extent possible. View statute
In April 2012, NASA announced a $3 million contract with Space Systems/Loral to initiate the process of hosting the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) payload aboard a Loral commercial satellite. The agreement marks the first time NASA has contracted to …
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On September 21, 2011, the Air Force’s Commercially Hosted Infrared Payload (CHIRP) was successfully launched into orbit on an Ariane V rocket as part of the SES-2 communications satellite. CHIRP is a pathfinder for commercially hosted government payloads as well …
Today NASA announced its selection of three Technology Demonstration Missions, including the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) and the Deep Space Atomic Clock (DSAC) project that will both fly as hosted payloads on commercial communications satellites. Learn more at nasa.gov
He updated last year’s presentation with information about the National Space Policy and the government’s challenges in pursuing hosted payloads. View PDF (219 KB)
On December 8, the U.S. firm Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) became the first company in history to achieve the successful launch and re-entry of a private space capsule. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft launched from Florida at …
NOAA Deputy Assistant Administrator Charles Baker spoke at an October 29 symposium on the National Space Policy hosted by the George Washington University (GWU). His presentation highlighted the commercial space guidelines of the policy and discussed NOAA’s potential use of …
NOAA Deputy Assistant Administrator Charles Baker gave a presentation on hosted payloads at the Satellite and Content Delivery Conference & Expo (SATCON) conference in New York City. His presentation highlighted the commercial space guidelines within the 2010 National Space Policy, …
On September 15, Michael Beavin of the Office of Space Commercialization will speak at the 2nd Annual Space Entrepreneurship Forum on Capitol Hill. The theme of the event is, “What are the Opportunities for African Americans in the Government’s New …
On September 1, Michael Beavin of the Office of Space Commercialization will moderate a panel on “Defining Commercial Space” during the Space 2010 conference organized in Anaheim, California, by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
On August 6, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency awarded $7.3 billion in contracts to two U.S. commercial remote sensing firms in support of the EnhancedView program.
Michael Beavin of the Office of Space Commercialization will speak at the Space Frontier Foundation’s NewSpace 2010 conference in San Francisco, CA, July 22-24, 2010. He will participate in a roundtable discussion with government and industry on low cost, reliable …
Today, President Obama issued a National Space Policy directive providing comprehensive guidance for all government activities in space, including the commercial, civil, and national security space sectors. The new policy leans farther forward in support of U.S. business interests than …