On April 18, Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the United States commits not to conduct destructive, direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) missile testing, and that the United States seeks to establish this as a new international norm for responsible behavior in …

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NOAA plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to explore the potential of acquiring commercial space-based weather data for a Commercial Weather Data Pilot (CWDP) study. The RFP will be posted to SAM.gov later this spring. NOAA’s Commercial Data Program (CDP) …

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Today, the Commerce Department issued a news release touting its role in helping American companies succeed in the new frontier of space commerce. The Department’s new strategic plan released March 28, 2022, includes objectives to advance and promote commercial space industry innovation. …

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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. View the strategy at whitehouse.gov …

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