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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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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 …

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On January 14, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves released a report on the Commerce Department’s commercial space accomplishments during his and Secretary Raimondo’s tenure. The report covers many achievements across multiple bureaus of the …

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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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Today, NOAA released its Guidance for NOAA Commercial Data Buys: A Framework for NOAA Programs and Offices Conducting Commercial Data Buys. The document lays out the considerations, best practices, and guidelines which NOAA programs and …

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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 …

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Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce has finalized two separate awards under the CHIPS Incentives Program’s Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facilities. The Department awarded BAE Systems Electronic Systems, a …

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On Tuesday, November 19, the NOAA Office of Space Commerce held a Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) listening session on the “Updated TraCSS Data Sharing Policy.” This session was an opportunity for the public …

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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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On Wednesday, November 6, the Department of Commerce (DOC) hosted a public meeting to discuss the four space export control rulemakings released by DOC and the State Department on October 17, 2024. The meeting featured …

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The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) convened the first public meeting of the newly established Advisory Committee on Excellence in Space (ACES) on Thursday, October 3, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT. ACES …

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On October 17, the Departments of Commerce (DOC) and State released a series of space export control rulemakings intended to enable a globally competitive U.S. industrial base while protecting national security and foreign policy interests: …

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Today at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2024) in Milan, Italy, the the Office of Space Commerce and Australian Space Agency signed a joint statement of intent to cooperate on matters related to space situational …

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At this week’s International Astronautical Congress in Milan (IAC 2024), the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) and the European Union (EU) released a joint paper comparing the services provided by OSC’s Traffic Coordination System for …

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This week at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Milan, the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) released a paper titled, “The TraCSS Consolidated Pathfinder: Leveraging Commercial Capability in LEO.” The paper describes results and findings …

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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 …

Commerce Department’s New Traffic Coordination System for Space Launches Initial Capabilities Read More »

Today the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) announces the acceptance of its recent orders for space situational awareness (SSA) services in support of a commercial pathfinder project on satellite owner/operator (O/O) ephemeris. The purpose of …

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On October 1, 2024, NOAA hosted a virtual industry day to provide interested industry partners an update of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) and obtain feedback on the subsequent contract that will evolve …

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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 …

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Today at the 25th Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference, Office of Space Commerce Director Richard DalBello and Dr. Mariel Borowitz will deliver a featured presentation highlighting the Traffic Coordination System for …

TraCSS Presentation from AMOS 2024 Read More »

On September 17, 2024, NOAA awarded contracts totaling $4,266,400 to purchase Microwave Sounder (MWS) data from two commercial satellite companies in support of new Commercial Weather Data Pilot (CWDP) studies. The first contract for $2,266,400 …

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At this week’s Advanced Maui Optical Surveillance (AMOS) Conference, the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) and the European Union (EU) released a joint paper comparing the services provided by OSC’s Traffic Coordination System for Space …

Joint Paper Compares SSA Services Provided by TraCSS, EU SST Read More »

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 …

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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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