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NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce is pleased to announce the selection of 17 individuals to serve on the inaugural Advisory Committee on Excellence in Space (ACES). This Federal advisory committee, consisting of diverse experts representing …
NOAA Appoints Members to New Advisory Committee on Space Commerce Read more »
On September 4, 2024, the NOAA Commercial Data Program awarded its fourth Delivery Orders under the Radio Occultation Data Buy II (RODB-2) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. NOAA awarded two firm-fixed-price contracts totaling $10,376,950 to …
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NOAA will host an online Commercial Data Program (CDP) Community Day on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at 1:00-2:30 p.m. EST. Register now at adobeconnect.com The focus of this community day is to provide a CDP …
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On September 26-27, 2024, representatives of the United States and Japan convened the ninth U.S.-Japan Comprehensive Dialogue on Space, co-chaired by the White House (National Space Council and National Security Council) and the National Space …
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On Tuesday, August 7, at the 2024 Small Satellite Conference, OSC Policy Advisor Christine Joseph provided an overview presentation on the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). View presentation slides The presentation covers TraCSS program …
On July 31, 2024, at the AIAA ASCEND 2024 conference, OSC Chief Engineer Sandy Magnus and DoD’s Barbara Golf provided an update on the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) and the migration of space …
Today the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Presentation Layer (user interface and user experience) of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). View the RFP at SAM.gov …
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On July 18, the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) posted a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Presentation Layer of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). View the draft RFP at SAM.gov Questions …
Feedback Sought on Draft RFP for TraCSS Presentation Layer Read more »
On July 15, 2024, NOAA released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Commercial Microwave Sounder Pilot to be conducted under its Commercial Data Purchase (CDP) program. View the RFP at SAM.gov Industry proposals are …
NOAA Releases RFP for Commercial Microwave Sounder Pilot Read more »
On Thursday, July 25, at 2:00-4:00 p.m. EDT, OSC’s Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs (CRSRA) division will hold a virtual listening session to gather input regarding 15 C.F.R. part 960, Licensing of Private Remote Sensing …
Listening Session on Licensing of Private Remote Sensing Space Systems Read more »
The Office of Space Commerce is pleased to announce that Dmitry Poisik has been appointed as the inaugural Program Manager for the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS), effective July 1, 2024. Poisik brings extensive …
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On Tuesday, July 9 at 2:00 pm (EDT), the Office of Space Commerce held a TraCSS listening session on “Proposed User Agreement and Data Sharing Policy”. The session was an opportunity for stakeholders to provide …
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The Office of Space Commerce has published a compendium of space industry technical standards, including standards relevant to space situational awareness and space traffic coordination. To foster economic growth and technological advancement of the U.S. …
OSC Publishes Space Industry Technical Standards Compendium Read more »
The Office of Space Commerce has released an infographic about its Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS), the IT system it is developing to provide space situational awareness (SSA) information to the public. The infographic …
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Total investment in commercial SSA data, services for project reach $15.5M Today the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) announced a one-month extension of its ongoing Consolidated Pathfinder project in support of the Traffic Coordination System …
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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 …
Commerce Joins 1st U.S.-Philippines Space Dialogue Read more »
On Thursday, May 9, the Department of Commerce’s Office of Space Commerce held a TraCSS listening session on “Space Data Standards & Formats: Orbit Comprehensive Message”. The presentation covered a proposal for the Traffic Coordination …
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On May 1, 2024, NOAA posted a Request for Information (RFI) for the on-ramping of additional vendors to the Radio Occultation Data Buy II (RODB-2) multiple award vendor Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) pool. Responses are …
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NOAA is seeking up to 25 individuals to serve on the Advisory Committee on Excellence in Space (ACES), a Federal advisory committee. Members of the committee will evaluate economic, technological, and institutional developments relating to …
On April 3, 2024, the Department of Commerce’s Office of Space Commerce held a virtual listening session on “space data standards and formats – conjunction data messages.“ The session covered the recommended conjunction data messages …
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During today’s state visit by Japanese Prime Minister Kishida, the White House made several U.S.-Japan space cooperation announcements, including the completion of three ground stations for Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) on NOAA properties in …
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In April 2024, the Office of Space Commerce released its “Global Space Situational Awareness Coordination” document, outlining a vision for a future of globally coordinated SSA services. The Office of Space Commerce envisions that in …
Today as part of its commemoration of Women’s History Month, NOAA released a web story profiling women leaders who are helping to advance NOAA’s work in space. The story features two members of the Office …
NOAA Highlights OSC Staff for Women’s History Month Read more »
On March 20-21, 2024, representatives of the United States and France convened in the Washington area for the second U.S.-France Comprehensive Dialogue on Space. As with the first instance in November 2022, the comprehensive dialogue …
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