The U.S. Office of Space Commerce (OSC), operating within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) which is part of the Department of Commerce, is the primary entity responsible for fostering the economic growth and technological advancement of the U.S. commercial space industry. Its key activities include policy advocacy, regulation of private remote sensing space systems, and the provision of space situational awareness services, notably through the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). OSC works with various government agencies like NASA and international organizations such as ESA to promote U.S. space commerce and ensure compliance with regulations. The OSC aims to advance U.S. leadership in the global commercial space sector by removing regulatory barriers and promoting U.S. space products/services.
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The Department of Commerce’s Office of Space Commerce has opened National Government Account access for the Traffic Coordination System for Space.
On March 24, the Office of Space Commerce released a proposal for a voluntary Space Commerce Certification process.
The Office of Space Commerce released a proposal on March 24 for a voluntary Space Commerce Certification process.
The Office of Space Commerce’s voluntary Space Commerce Certification process creates a consolidated interagency review pathway for commercial space activities including satellite servicing, on-orbit refueling, proximity operations, and orbital computing.
Kayhan Space was selected as a data quality monitor for the Office of Space Commerce’s TraCSS program.
The Office of Space Commerce designates Ideas Inbox submissions for U.S. government informational purposes only.
The Office of Space Commerce is soliciting input on U.S. space regulatory roadblocks, maximizing U.S. government use of commercial space capabilities and services, government space-related acquisition approaches and contracting methods, and methods to attract private and foreign investment into the U.S. commercial space sector.
The Office of Space Commerce operates under a legal mandate to seek the removal of legal, policy, and institutional impediments to space commerce.
The Office of Space Commerce instructs submitters not to include proprietary or business-confidential information in Ideas Inbox submissions.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Space Commerce launched a public Ideas Inbox for the commercial space industry.
The vast majority of companies that have contacted the Office of Space Commerce are supportive of the mission-authorization proposal.
The Office of Space Commerce is building its mission-authorization system as a voluntary program using existing authorities.
The Office of Space Commerce has begun discussions with the State Department on export control and ITAR reform.
Under the Office of Space Commerce’s mission-authorization plan, Commerce would share applications with relevant agencies including the FAA and FCC.
The Office of Space Commerce is considering a cost-sharing model for TraCSS and plans to hold a listening session and conduct market research on the issue.
The Office of Space Commerce expects to draw expertise for the mission-authorization initiative from NASA, NOAA, the State Department, and the Department of War.
The Office of Space Commerce is reviewing the staffing it will need to handle a potential influx of mission-authorization applications.
The Office of Space Commerce unveiled a mission-authorization plan in March that would let companies submit a single application for novel space missions.
The Office of Space Commerce expects to rely on memorandums of understanding and agreements with the FCC and FAA for the mission-authorization initiative.
The Office of Space Commerce says it is not putting TraCSS on hold.