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Today as part of its commemoration of Women’s History Month, NOAA released a web story profiling women leaders who are helping to advance NOAA’s work in space. The story features two members of the Office …
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Today, NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce (OSC) announced the hiring of two new senior staff members whose leadership positions will be key to the long-term success of the organization. OSC has selected space industry veteran …
NOAA Fills Key Leadership Positions in Office of Space Commerce Read more »
OSC’s Jason Kim spoke about the intersection of commercial space technologies with space security issues at a Hudson Institute event on space and U.S. national security. Other panelists included industry experts from Maxar Technologies, True …
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DOC/NOAA is actively seeking qualified candidates to serve as the Deputy Director of the Office of Space Commerce. This is a career Senior Executive Service (SES) level position with responsibility to manage the day-to-day operations …
On June 28, the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a symposium on how commercial space companies can engage in efforts for preserving astronomical observational data quality and analysis through …
NIST to Host Symposium on Mitigating Commercial Satellite Brightness for Astronomy Read more »
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 »
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 »
On August 27, the Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced the STEM Talent Challenge to develop or expand regional workforce capacity to support high-growth, high-wage entrepreneurial ventures, industries of the future (including space commerce), …
On June 7, NASA announced a new policy allowing the International Space Station (ISS) to be used for for-profit activities, including manufacturing, tourism, and marketing. This is a change from previous policy that only allowed …
On March 13, 2019, Kevin O’Connell of the Office of Space Commerce testified before the Senate Commerce Committee for a hearing on “The New Space Race: Ensuring U.S. Global Leadership on the Final Frontier.” Below …
Testimony from Senate Hearing on U.S. Space Leadership Read more »
To retain and increase global competitiveness, regions must build public and private capacity for entrepreneurship and innovation to invent, improve, and bring to market new products and services, including in emerging, transformative sectors such as …
Regional Grant Opportunities Open to Commercial Space Sector Read more »
On November 30, 2018, the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) announced that it had awarded a $400,000 grant to the United States Space Foundation to educate and inspire the minority business community, and directly facilitate …
Today, Jason Kim of the Office of Space Commerce spoke about the Commerce Department’s initiatives in space commerce before the National Space Club-Huntsville in Alabama. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery. Thank you, …
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross spoke at the June 12, 2018, Spectrum Policy Symposium organized by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). His remarks included discussion about his ongoing efforts to establish a one-stop …
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Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross will deliver a keynote address at the Space Foundation’s 34th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is scheduled to speak on the morning of Tuesday, April 17.
Two days after a commercial cargo hauler exploded on its way to the International Space Station, another unrelated commercial spacecraft suffered a catastrophic failure, claiming the life of one test pilot and injuring another. Virgin Galactic’s first SpaceShipTwo vehicle, …
A major launch anomaly marred yesterday’s attempt to deliver the next batch of cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) program. It was to be the third CRS delivery …
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $1.2 million to the University of Texas at Brownsville. The EDA investment will help build a high-tech business …
Today, NASA announced its selection of Boeing and SpaceX to transport U.S. crews to and from the International Space Station using their CST-100 and Crew Dragon spacecraft, respectively. Under contracts worth a combined total of …
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On January 12, 2014, the astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) successfully captured the first Cygnus capsule launched as an operational, fixed-price cargo delivery service. Orbital, which developed the Cygnus spacecraft and its Antares …
On September 29, 2013, the first Cygnus spacecraft berthed with the International Space Station (ISS), becoming the second new cargo delivery system to be demonstrated under NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program. It hauled …
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On April 21, 2013, U.S. space company Orbital conducted the first test flight of its Antares rocket with a simulated cargo capsule on top. Orbital is the second of two U.S. firms to successfully demonstrate …
Today, another SpaceX Dragon capsule delivered more cargo to the International Space Station. It was the first such delivery under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) program, bringing the Dragon out of demonstration mode and into …
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Today, the Dragon space capsule developed and launched by SpaceX — a U.S. commercial space firm — successfully delivered approximately 1,000 pounds of cargo from NASA to the International Space Station. It was a historic …
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