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OSC Hosts Inaugural Space Workforce Forum
Yesterday, the Office of Space Commerce did something simple and significant at the same time: We listened. Not in a press release kind of way. Not in a “we held a forum and issued a …
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OSC to Host Space Workforce Forum – May 7
The Office of Space Commerce’s Policy, Advocacy & International Division (PAID), will convene a “Space Workforce Forum” in Washington, D.C. on May 7. This in-person and livestreamed event will bring together leaders from industry, academia, …
Commerce Awards Matching Grant for Maine Spaceport Planning
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $444,009 grant to the Maine Space Grant Consortium in Augusta, Maine, to develop a strategic plan for the Maine SpacePort Complex. The project, …
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Commerce Announces $2M STEM Talent Challenge
On August 27, the Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced the STEM Talent Challenge to develop or expand regional workforce capacity to support high-growth, high-wage entrepreneurial ventures, industries of the future (including space commerce), …
Commerce Awards Development Grant to Build Hawaii’s Space Economy
On July 23, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the award of $23 million in grants to 44 organizations to create and expand high-growth entrepreneurship and increase access to capital for communities across America. The …
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Secretary Ross Remarks at OneWeb Satellites Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
On July 22, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross attended at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the OneWeb Satellites satellite production facility in Merritt Island, Florida. He delivered remarks highlighting the recent economic recovery and resurgence …
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Op-Ed by Secretary Ross on the $1 Trillion Space Economy
On February 28, 2019, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross published an opinion piece in the Orlando Sentinel titled, “Launching toward a $1 trillion space economy.” It celebrates the space industry achievements of 2018 and outlines …
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Remarks on the Trillion Dollar Space Economy
On November 27, 2018, Kevin O’Connell delivered a keynote address at the SpaceCom 2018 conference in Houston, Texas. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Kevin …
Final Report of Space Workforce Task Force
The President’s Task Force on Space Industry Workforce and Economic Development, co-chaired by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, Jr., today released its report to the president with recommendations to …
Public Inputs Sought on Space Coast Workforce
On June 24, the Task Force on Space Industry Workforce and Economic Development launched an interactive website to encourage public comment on ways to promote economic growth and sustainability in the Space Coast region as …
Task Force Budget Request Increased to $100 Million
The President has amended his FY 2011 budget request to expand the Florida Space Coast workforce and economic development effort to other regions affected by space industry job losses. The request has been increased from …
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Remarks of Secretary Locke on Space Coast Economy
Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke spoke about the Florida Space Coast economy during a June 4 town hall meeting in Orlando, Florida. He and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden co-chair the President’s Task Force on Space …
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Presidential Task Force on Space Industry Workforce and Economic Development
On May 3, President Obama established a task force co-chaired by the Secretary of Commerce and the NASA Administrator to plan a $40 million initiative for economic development and retraining along Florida’s Space Coast as …
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