Yesterday, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross issued a statement regarding the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of H.R. 2809, the American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act. View statement The stated purpose of the bill is (1) to enhance the existing…
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Commercial Remote Sensing
The Office of Space Commerce promotes U.S. commercial remote sensing satellite services by contributing to the development of government policies affecting the industry, voicing the industry’s interests within interagency policy discussions, and representing U.S. commercial interests in international negotiations.
Separately, NOAA’s Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs Office licenses the operation of U.S. commercial imaging satellites and manages the Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing (ACCRES). Learn more
Statement of Secretary Ross on House Passage of Space Commerce Bill
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Posted in Commercial Remote Sensing, Regulatory Reform
Posted in Commercial Remote Sensing, Regulatory Reform
Space Council Focuses on Regulatory Reform
Today, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross participated in the second meeting of the National Space Council, held at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Among other things, the Council approved a set of recommendations to the President for regulatory reforms…
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Posted in Commercial Remote Sensing, Export Controls, National Space Council, Regulatory Reform
Posted in Commercial Remote Sensing, Export Controls, National Space Council, Regulatory Reform
Commerce Department Now Accepting Public Inputs on Regulatory Streamlining
On October 5, 2017, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross attended the first meeting of the reconstituted National Space Council. As Chairman of the Council, Vice President Mike Pence called for a full review of the U.S. regulatory framework for commercial…
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Posted in Business with the Government, Commercial Remote Sensing, Export Controls, National Space Council, Regulatory Reform
Posted in Business with the Government, Commercial Remote Sensing, Export Controls, National Space Council, Regulatory Reform
Law Restores Original Name of Office of Space Commerce
On November 25, President Obama signed the U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act. The legislation renamed the Office of Space Commercialization to the Office of Space Commerce (its original designation) and added several functions. The new functions include promoting U.S.…
Revised Satellite Export Control Rules Published
On May 13, 2014, the Departments of State and Commerce released a set of interim final rules that move many commercial satellites and related items from the U.S. Munitions List to the Commerce Control List. This long awaited rule change…
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Posted in Commercial Remote Sensing, Export Controls
Posted in Commercial Remote Sensing, Export Controls
Report on Consumers of Commercial Remote Sensing Imagery
DOC’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has released an assessment of the consumers of U.S. commercial electro-optical (EO) satellite imagery. The goal was to evaluate the current market behavior of these imagery consumers as well as providers of products,…
U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing Industry Merger
In January 2013, the major two U.S. commercial remote sensing satellite firms, DigitalGlobe and GeoEye, completed their merger, retaining the DigitalGlobe name.
Douglas to Speak at Commercial Remote Sensing Forum
On April 27, Eve Douglas of the Office of Space Commercialization will speak at a Space Enterprise Council forum on “The Importance of Commercial Remote Sensing to Economic and National Security.” The Capitol Hill event is scheduled for 9:00-10:00 a.m.…
EnhancedView Remote Sensing Data Buy Contracts Awarded
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.
New Presidential Space Policy
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…