U.S., Japan Hold Ninth Comprehensive Dialogue on Space

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 Policy Secretariat, Japan Cabinet Office. 

View joint statement at state.gov

The Comprehensive Dialogue included the second-ever government-industry “Track 1.5” session to discuss bilateral commercial space collaboration opportunities. The Office of Space Commerce organized the event, which included at least 40 U.S. and Japanese companies in discussions of market access, regulatory interoperability, spaceflight safety and space sustainability, and novel space activities.

During the government-to-government (“Track 1.0”) session of the Comprehensive Dialogue, OSC provided a readout of the Track 1.5 session, an update on OSC’s Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) and global space situational awareness coordination vision, and an update on its regulation of the U.S. commercial remote sensing industry.

Separate from the government dialogues, the Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF), the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, and Japan’s Advanced Satellite Systems Technology Center (ASTEC) organized the first “Track 2.0” business-to-business session to occur during a Comprehensive Dialogue. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves gave opening remarks to the U.S. and Japanese industry participants. 

View his remarks at commerce.gov

The U.S. and Japan space sectors have years of experience working together, and OSC is working with our industry partners to make those relationships broader and more productive as space plays a larger role in our national economies.