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OSC Announces the Inaugural Space Commerce Certification “Pilot Phase” Cohort
The U.S. Office of Space Commerce (OSC) is moving its Space Commerce Certification (SCC) “Pilot Phase” into higher velocity. In Executive Order 14335, “Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry,” President Trump called on OSC to solve one of the longest-standing problems facing America’s most innovative space companies – the…
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Departments of Commerce, State Seek Industry Representatives for Private Astronaut Mission (PAM) & Commercial Space Station Briefing(s)
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Space Commerce (OSC) and U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of Space Affairs (OES/SA), invite expressions of interest from U.S. commercial space organizations to provide briefings of their 1) Private Astronaut Mission (PAM) services and…
EU Space Act Update (November 2026)
On October 29, 2026, updated text of the draft European Union Space Act (EUSA) was released by the Irish in their Presidency role of the Council of the European Union. The text may be accessed on the Council’s website, here. This updated version of the EUSA text follows the March…
U.S. Space Industry Leaders Gather in Vienna, Launch $5 Million U.S. “Project Constellation” Space Initiative
The U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna is hosting the second annual U.S. Space Forum at the Vienna International Center, where the United States announced the launch of Project Constellation – a new $5 million initiative to foster partnerships with countries in space-related activities, advancing U.S. commercial and policy…
Groundbreaking Standards Group on “Space Biotech, Pharmaceuticals, and Advanced Manufacturing Payloads” Established, OSC Joins
ASTM F47 Committee on Commercial Space Flight at the committee’s fall plenary meetings in Washington DC, September 14, 2026. Front row, fourth from the left is Dr. Minh Nguyen, Deputy Associate Administrator for the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST). On September 14, the Office of Space Commerce (OSC)…
OSC Announces the Inaugural Space Commerce Certification “Pilot Phase” Cohort
The U.S. Office of Space Commerce (OSC) is moving its Space Commerce Certification (SCC) “Pilot Phase” into higher velocity.
OSC has made the initial selection of industry participants for the SCC Pilot Phase. OSC will now begin the process of substantive engagement with this Pilot cohort alongside our partners in the interagency and White House.
“I am excited to see the tremendous interest from our American space industry to help shape this process with their participation and collaboration,” said Taylor Jordan, Assistant Secretary of Commerce & Director of the Office of Space Commerce.
“We are ready to get their innovative capabilities to ‘yes.’”
Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS)
OSC is developing TraCSS to provide space situational awareness data and services to space operators, to enhance spaceflight safety and ensure usability of Earth’s congested orbits.
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