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OSC’s Head of International SSA Engagement, Mariel Borowitz, presents findings from the joint study at the 2025 AMOS Conference. Opportunities for SSA Information Sharing There are multiple independent national and regional space situational awareness systems …

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On September 8 and 9, 2025, representatives from the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) joined U.S. government and European Union (E.U.) colleagues in Washington, D.C. for the 13th U.S.-E.U. Space Dialogue.  DOC attendees included representatives …

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As the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) approaches production release, the Office of Space Commerce is pleased to announce new solicitations through GSA’s Global Data Marketplace (GDM) for a “Commercial Conjunction Assessment Screening Services” …

TraCSS Update: Delivering on SPD-3 and Advancing Spaceflight Safety Read More »

On September 2nd, the NOAA Office of Space Commerce (OSC) and the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) convened a “Shaping the Future of Space” roundtable event, bringing together leaders in government and the U.S. …

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On September 3, 2025, the NOAA NESDIS Commercial Data Program (CDP) announced two awards for the Radio Occultation (RO) Data Buy 2 (RODB-2) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Delivery Order 5 (DO-5) totaling $35,536,400 to …

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On September 3, 2025, NOAA NESDIS awarded Commercial Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry (GNSS-R) Ocean Surface Winds (OSW) Pilot contracts to Muon Space, Inc. of Mountain View, California for $1,998,000, and Spire Global Subsidiary, Inc. …

NOAA Awards Commercial Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry (GNSS-R) Ocean Surface Winds (OSW) Data Pilot Contracts Read More »

The Office of Space Commerce is pleased to announce that Amazon Kuiper recently joined leading names like Iridium, OneWeb, SpaceX, Maxar, Planet, and Intelsat, among others, to become a pilot user of the Traffic Coordination …

TraCSS Update: Expanding Space Safety Partnerships Read More »

In the early morning hours of Sunday, August 24, 2025, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center. Onboard this NASA Commercial Resupply Services-33 flight was a wide array of reference materials – …

Breaking Ground on Space Research: OSC & NIST Partner with Rhodium Scientific to Study Space-Flown Reference Materials Read More »

Today, the NOAA Office of Space Commerce kicked off the second seminar in our “Circular Space Economy” series, co-hosted with the National Institute of Standards and Technology. For more information about this event, visit the …

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On August 13, 2025 President Trump took bold action to unlock the heavens for American commerce. The Administration enacted Executive Order “Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry,” providing U.S. space entrepreneurs with long-sought regulatory guidance …

President Trump Signs Executive Order to Enable Competition in the Commercial Space Industry Read More »

On August 6, the Office of Space Commerce’s Senior Advisor, Dr. Dianne Poster, participated in a webinar hosted by the Consortium for Execution of Rendezvous and Servicing Operations (CONFERS) on “the power of voluntary consensus …

OSC Discusses Voluntary Consensus Standards with CONFERS Read More »

The NOAA Office of Space Commerce invites you to attend the next seminar in our “Building an In-Space Circular Economy” series, co-hosted with the National Institute of Standards and Technology. This seminar builds upon the …

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The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) is pleased to announce that the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) program has added another commercial space situational awareness (SSA) services provider – Kayhan Space – to bring an additional …

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As a public space situational awareness system, the Office of Space Commerce’s Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) embraces the principles of transparency and openness. To keep stakeholders appraised of the program’s development. OSC has published the …

OSC Publishes Updated TraCSS Schedule & Roadmap Read More »

In June, the Office of Space Commerce’s Acting Director, Janice Starzyk, and Head of International SSA Engagement, Dr Mariel Borowitz, sat down with Yvette Gonzalez of Space Cafe radio for a discussion on the Traffic …

OSC Discusses International SSA Coordination with Space Cafe Radio Read More »

On Friday, August 1, 2025, the NOAA Office of Space Commerce (OSC) held a virtual Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) stakeholder listening session on the updated TraCSS Conjunction Data Message (CDM) and Orbit Comprehensive …

TraCSS Listening Session: Updated CDM & OCM Specifications Read More »

The NOAA Office of Space Commerce (OSC) is pleased to announce that SpaceX has joined the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) as the system’s 10th beta user. With the addition of SpaceX, TraCSS is now able …

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On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, the European Commission released draft text of the EU Space Act (EU Space Act – European Commission); and, on Wednesday, June 25, the accompanying Vision for a European Space Economy (Vision for the European …

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The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS), which wrapped up its meetings this week, has agreed to establish an expert group on Space Situational Awareness (SSA), following a proposal …

UN COPUOS Establishes Expert Group on Space Situational Awareness Read More »

On June 17, 2025, NOAA issued a Request for Proposals in support of a Commercial Weather Data Pilot (CWDP) study related to ocean surface winds (OSW). View RFP on SAM.gov. The study will assess the …

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On June 2, 2025, the Department of Commerce’s Office of Space Commerce and the National Institute of Standards and Technology welcomed Dr. Antonino Salmeri, Director of the Lunar Policy Platform, for a seminar and discussion …

Seminar: Lunar Policy for a Thriving Lunar Economy Read More »

On June 11, 2025, the NOAA Office of Space Commerce announced the selection of awardees for the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) program’s Commercial Collision Avoidance (COLA) Gap Pathfinder effort, originally posted on the …

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The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) announces that, as of May 20, 2025, the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) has implemented Program Increment 1.2 for its beta users. This release introduces on-demand screening of …

TraCSS Implements Program Increment 1.2: On-Demand Ephemerides Screening and Bulk Submissions Now Live Read More »

One of the NOAA Office of Space Commerce’s most important jobs is advancing the U.S. commercial space sector’s global leadership. In May 2025, the Office of Space Commerce joined the United States delegation at the …

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