The Commercial Space Office (COMSO), part of Space Systems Command (SSC), is a U.S. government organization focused on maximizing commercial collaboration within the space industry. COMSO aims to streamline commercial technology transfer to enable rapid development of space capabilities for warfighters. It unifies key commercial initiatives and engages with agencies like NRO, NGA, and NASA to leverage private sector innovation for national security and defense.
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An initiative to procure satellite imagery is being developed by the U.S. Space Force's Commercial Space Office (COMSO).
CSCO currently uses DISA facilities at Fort Meade, Maryland and plans to establish its own offices under Space Systems Command’s new Commercial Space Office.
U.S. Space Force Col. Richard Kniseley, head of Space Systems Command’s Commercial Space Office (COMSO), will deliver the keynote at the SpaceNews 2023 Icon Awards on 2023-12-05 in Washington.
COMSO has acquired about $250,000,000 worth of commercial space data.
U.S. Space Force Colonel Richard Kniseley, head of Space Systems Command’s Commercial Space Office (COMSO), will deliver the keynote address at the SpaceNews 2023 Icon Awards on 2023-12-05 in Washington, D.C.
OneWeb Technologies was awarded a 10-year Commercial Satellite Communications Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (p-LEO) contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command, Commercial Space Office, and Commercial Satellite Communications Office with a $900,000,000 ceiling.
The Department of the Air Force must provide an update on small business participation in the Space Systems Command’s Commercial Space Office, including the current distribution of contract awards.
COMSO is working with U.S. Space Command to build the Space Domain Awareness marketplace and integrate commercial data for operational commanders.
COMSO plans to work with the National Reconnaissance Office on commercial imagery for the SRT marketplace while also using other commercial vendors not contracted to the NRO.
Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein directed the Commercial Space Office to seek a location in Chantilly because of its proximity to the National Reconnaissance Office and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
The Commercial Space Office was created to identify what services could be bought from the private sector to supplement or replace government-owned systems.
Pam Melroy, a former NASA astronaut who flew on three shuttle missions and later worked at the FAA commercial space office and DARPA, is a member of the NASA agency review team.
The FAA commercial space office had a fiscal year 2019 appropriation of nearly $25,000,000.
Wayne Monteith planned to retire after completing his tour at the 45th Space Wing last year but took the opportunity to run the FAA’s commercial space office to remain involved in launch activities.