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Industry Day for SPD-3: Open Architecture Data Repository

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Jason Kim

The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) announces an event to solicit input from the commercial space industry and the related information technology sector regarding the design, development, operation and governance for Space Policy Directive-3 (SPD-3): National Space Traffic Management Policy’s…

Tagged with: industry day, workshop
Posted in Business with the Government, SSA/STM

NOAA Awards First Commercial RO Contracts Supporting Operational Weather Forecasting

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Jason Kim

On Friday, November 20, 2020, NOAA awarded its first contracts to purchase commercially available space-based radio occultation (RO) data for use in NOAA’s operational weather forecasts. The two-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts with a total contract ceiling of…

Tagged with: contracts, radio occultation
Posted in Commercial Space Solutions for NOAA, Data Buys

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Historic Commercial Space Transportation Reforms

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Jason Kim

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced the publication of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Streamlined Launch and Reentry Licensing Requirements Final Rule for commercial space transportation launches and reentries. “This historic, comprehensive update to commercial space launch…

Tagged with: FAA, licensing, rulemaking, space transportation
Posted in National Space Council, Regulatory Reform

NOAA RFI on Commercial Space Capabilities

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Jason Kim

On September 30, 2020, NOAA released a Request for Information (RFI) seeking information on commercial capabilities to inform a potential Commercial Weather Data Pilot (CWDP) Round 3 for terrestrial weather applications, as well as future pilots for space weather and…

Tagged with: CWDP, RFI, RFP
Posted in Commercial Space Solutions for NOAA, Data Buys

Commerce Awards Matching Grant for Maine Spaceport Planning

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Jason Kim

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $444,009 grant to the Maine Space Grant Consortium in Augusta, Maine, to develop a strategic plan for the Maine SpacePort Complex. The project, to be located in a…

Tagged with: grant, workforce
Posted in Business with the Government, Space Economy

Remarks from AMOS Conference 2020

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Jason Kim

Kevin O’Connell, Director of the Office of Space Commerce, spoke about space situational awareness at the 21st Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference, held virtually. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery. Greetings and Aloha to…

Tagged with: cybersecurity, DOD, Kevin O'Connell, NASA
Posted in SSA/STM

President Signs Space Cybersecurity Policy Directive

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Jason Kim

Today, President Donald J. Trump issued Space Policy Directive-5 (SPD-5), the Nation’s first comprehensive cybersecurity policy for space systems. View SPD-5 at whitehouse.gov View fact sheet at whitehouse.gov (PDF) SPD-5 establishes key cybersecurity principles to guide and serve as the…

Tagged with: cybersecurity, NIST, President
Posted in National Space Council, Orbital Debris, Space Industrial Base

Commerce Participates in U.S.-Japan Space Dialogue

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Jason Kim

Kevin O'Connell (far left) and U.S. delegation at conference table

On August 27, Office of Space Commerce Director Kevin O’Connell represented the Commerce Department at the 7th meeting of the high-level U.S.-Japan Comprehensive Dialogue on Space in Tokyo, Japan. O’Connell provided updates on the Department’s efforts to transition the Defense…

Tagged with: DOD, Japan, Kevin O'Connell
Posted in International Cooperation, National Space Council, Space Economy, SSA/STM

Commerce Announces $2M STEM Talent Challenge

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Jason Kim

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), and other innovation driven businesses…

Tagged with: EDA, workforce
Posted in Business with the Government

Commerce Applauds NAPA Study Reaffirming the Department as the Lead Agency for Space Traffic Management

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Jason Kim

Cover of report - Space Traffic Management - A Report by a Panel of the National Academy of Public Administration for the United States Department of Commerce - August 2020

Today, the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) released their Congressionally directed study, “Space Traffic Management: Assessment of the Feasibility, Expected Effectiveness, and Funding Implications of a Transfer of Space Traffic Management Functions.” The findings reaffirm that the Office of…

Tagged with: Congress, DOD, Kevin O'Connell, report, Secretary of Commerce, study
Posted in SSA/STM

Issues & Activities

Industry Day for SPD-3: Open Architecture Data Repository

NOAA Awards First Commercial RO Contracts Supporting Operational Weather Forecasting

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Historic Commercial Space Transportation Reforms

NOAA RFI on Commercial Space Capabilities

Commerce Awards Matching Grant for Maine Spaceport Planning

Remarks from AMOS Conference 2020

President Signs Space Cybersecurity Policy Directive

Commerce Participates in U.S.-Japan Space Dialogue

Commerce Announces $2M STEM Talent Challenge

Commerce Applauds NAPA Study Reaffirming the Department as the Lead Agency for Space Traffic Management

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