Financing the Final Frontier
Date: December 2, 2025, 9:00am – 12:30pm Private capital has poured into the space industry at record levels over the past five years, fueling rapid growth and momentum— but also exposing growing pains as companies …
Author: Ethan Waterman
NOAA Issues 2025 RFI on Commercial Space Capabilities
On March 14, 2025, NOAA issued a Request for Information (RFI) soliciting information on commercial satellite environmental data and related capabilities available in the FY2026 through FY2032 timeframe that are currently on-orbit or planned to …
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OSC Promotes Space Business Cooperation with France, Argentina, Germany, UAE
In March 2025, on the margins of the SATELLITE 2025 conference in Washington, the Office of Space Commerce participated in multiple side events that promoted commercial space cooperation with other nations. On March 12, OSC’s …
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Office of Space Commerce Seeks Industry Comments on Proposed TraCSS Pathfinder
The NOAA Office of Space Commerce (OSC) is interested in conducting a new pathfinder project for the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). The pathfinder would investigate commercially available capabilities for the identification and cataloging …
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NOAA Awards $4.8M TraCSS Cloud Services Order
On January 24, 2025, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) placed an order valued at $4.8 million to service the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). TraCSS is the civil space situational awareness system …
U.S.-India Joint Statement Highlights Space Cooperation
Today, on the occasion of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Official Working Visit with President Trump, the White House issued a United States-India Joint Leaders’ Statement reaffirming the India-U.S. Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. The statement …
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Circular Space Economy Seminar on February 13
On February 13, the Office of Space Commerce and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) co-hosted a public seminar on building a circular space economy. View video recording at NIST.gov The circular space …
Second ACES Meeting Set for March 5
UPDATE: This meeting has been canceled until further notice. The Office of Space Commerce announces the second meeting of the Advisory Committee on Excellence in Space (ACES), a Federal Advisory Committee providing NOAA guidance on …
Cybersecurity Executive Order Includes Direction on Space Systems
On January 16, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity. The order includes specific measures to protect space systems. View Executive Order at bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov View fact sheet …
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Op-Ed by Deputy Secretary Graves
On January 17, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves published an opinion piece in Space News citing the Commerce Department’s accomplishments to advance U.S. leadership in the commercial space industry. The op-ed also notes further …
OSC Joins UAE Trade Mission and Abu Dhabi Space Debate
In December 2024, the Office of Space Commerce’s Gabriel Swiney and Mariel Borowitz joined key U.S space diplomacy efforts in the United Arab Emirates.. First, OSC participated in a U.S. space trade mission to UAE, …
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NOAA Awards TraCSS Presentation Layer Contract
On November 25, 2024, NOAA awarded a contract to Slingshot Aerospace, Inc., of El Segundo, California, to provide the website and user experience, or Presentation Layer, for the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). TraCSS …
Office of Space Commerce Solicits Sources for TraCSS System Integrator 2.0
The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) is seeking sources for a system integrator for future iterations of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS), including cloud infrastructure and provisioning services. The deadline for response has …
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Commerce Department’s New Traffic Coordination System for Space Launches Initial Capabilities
TraCSS Phase 1.0 to provide safety alerts in midst of growing space traffic and debris NOAA, a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce, announced that the initial phase of its Traffic Coordination System for …
Quad Leaders Call for SSA Cooperation
On September 21, during the 2024 Quad Leaders’ Summit in Wilmington, Delaware, the White House released a fact sheet citing space situational awareness (SSA) as a focus area for cooperation among Australia, India, Japan, and …
September 2024 Video Update on TraCSS
On Tuesday, September 17, the NOAA Office of Space Commerce (OSC) released a video update on the planning for the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS), the Department of Commerce’s space situational awareness (SSA) and …
OSC Speaks at ITU Space Sustainability Forum 2024
Today at the ITU Space Sustainability Forum 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland, OSC Policy Advisor Christine Joseph spoke about space situational awareness (SSA) innovation with members of the commercial SSA industry. She discussed how OSC’s Traffic …
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Commerce Joins 1st U.S.-Philippines Space Dialogue
Today the United States and the Philippines strengthened bilateral ties by holding their first space dialogue in Washington, D.C. The Office of Space Commerce attended to discuss our efforts to advance space situational awareness, including …
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