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LeoLabs was selected to provide a commercial foundation for the U.S. Department of Commerce's civil space traffic coordination system.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceTechnical ProductFeb 26, 2024LeoLabs Appoints Commercial Space Executive Tony Frazier as Its New CEO

LeoLabs will scale its safety capabilities to help build the foundational layer of the next generation of space traffic coordination being developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceTechnical ProductFeb 12, 2024LeoLabs Raises $29 Million to Deliver Enhanced AI-powered Insights for Space Operations

LeoLabs will scale its safety capabilities to build the foundational layer of the next generation of space traffic coordination being developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceTechnical ProductFeb 12, 2024LeoLabs raises million$$

Space Policy Directive 3 instructed the Department of Commerce in 2018 to establish a civil space traffic coordination system.

Mentioned as: department of commerceNarrative GeneralJan 19, 2024Office of Space Commerce starts commercial pathfinder project for civil space traffic coordination system

The administration announced a new policy framework for mission authorization to guide how the Commerce Department, Transportation Department, and other agencies will provide authorization and continuing supervision of commercial space activities not licensed today.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative PlanDec 21, 2023National Space Council meeting emphasizes international cooperation

The House Science Committee approved on a party-line vote on 2023-11-29 a commercial space bill that would give mission authorization authority exclusively to the Commerce Department.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceOrg RelationshipDec 20, 2023White House releases mission authorization policy framework

The Commerce Department will create an inventory of non-governmental space operations to serve as a centralized database for private space operations.

Mentioned as: Commerce DepartmentTechnical ProductDec 20, 2023White House releases mission authorization policy framework

The U.S. Department of Commerce provided approximately $35,000,000 in initial funding to BAE Systems to modernize the Microelectronics Center in Nashua, New Hampshire.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceOrg RelationshipDec 14, 2023BAE Systems, US Govt Announce Funding for Microelectronics Facility

The Federal Communications Commission adopted a measure that includes new cybersecurity and supply chain risk management requirements for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s $42,500,000,000 Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program rules.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative FinancialNov 28, 2023TIA’s new SCS 9001™ 2.0 Supply Chain Security Management System to help improve global organizations’ security posture

The Maryland Department of Commerce is providing Rocket Lab a $1,560,000 repayable loan through the Advantage Maryland program to assist with project costs.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceOrg RelationshipNov 20, 2023Rocket Lab to establish space structures complex in Maryland for advanced composite products

The Commercial Space Act of 2023 would create a certification process for spacecraft not licensed by other agencies to be handled by the Department of Commerce’s Office of Space Commerce.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceTechnical ProductNov 15, 2023White House proposal would split mission authorization between Commerce and Transportation

The Department of Commerce would develop a list of debris eligible for removal by ORBITS Act demonstration missions to improve the safety and sustainability of orbiting satellites and on-orbit activities.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative GeneralNov 1, 2023Senate passes orbital debris bill

The Commerce Department is responsible for providing civil space traffic management services according to Space Policy Directive 3.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative GeneralOct 9, 2023Getting a new civil space traffic management system on track

Gen. Chance Saltzman is chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force and supports the Commerce Department’s focus on establishing TraCSS.

Mentioned as: Commerce DepartmentOrg RelationshipSep 22, 2023Office of Space Commerce touts progress on civil space traffic coordination system

Space Policy Directive 3 (SPD-3) in 2018 assigned the Commerce Department responsibility for taking over civil space safety activities.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceTechnical ProductSep 22, 2023Office of Space Commerce touts progress on civil space traffic coordination system

The U.S. Space Force plans to release a high-accuracy catalog to the Department of Commerce machine-to-machine starting in spring 2024, updated every four hours indefinitely.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative PlanSep 22, 2023Office of Space Commerce touts progress on civil space traffic coordination system

Progress on implementing SPD-3 was initially slow due to a lack of funding and questions in Congress about whether the Commerce Department was the best agency to host the capability.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative GeneralSep 22, 2023Office of Space Commerce touts progress on civil space traffic coordination system

Blue Space was awarded an Export Achievement Certificate from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Commercial Service for its global marketplace accomplishments.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative GeneralSep 15, 2023Blue Space founder is among the “20 Under 35” SSPI professionals to be honored by SSPI

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 2023 would establish NOAA as an independent agency rather than as part of the Commerce Department.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative GeneralJun 9, 2023House Republicans introduce bill to create an independent NOAA

The U.S. State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and the U.S. Commerce Department Bureau of Industry and Security planned revisions to the U.S. Munitions List in 2019.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative GeneralApr 18, 2023Export control update on the way
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