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The U.S. military currently performs spaceflight safety services that the Department of Commerce is directed to provide under the 2018 presidential policy.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative GeneralDec 6, 2022Defense, Commerce Departments select companies to prototype space traffic management solutions

Space Policy Directive-3 directs the Department of Commerce to provide a basic level of space situational awareness for public and private use based on the space catalog compiled by the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: Department of CommerceTechnical ProductNov 7, 2022Space Force official: We need the Commerce Department’s space traffic office to be successful

One recommendation in the compendium endorses funding the Office of Space Commerce in the Department of Commerce so it can take on civil space traffic management responsibilities.

Mentioned as: Department of CommerceTechnical ProductOct 22, 2022Report offers wide-ranging recommendations on space safety

The Department of Commerce must secure funding and determine rollout timing to establish its civil space traffic management function, and Space Delta 2 is committed to assisting the DOC in that effort.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative GeneralSep 30, 2022Space Force studying requirements for cislunar space domain awareness

Esri partnered with the Biden-Harris Administration, the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Department of the Interior (DOI) to launch the Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation (CMRA) portal.

Mentioned as: Department of CommerceOrg RelationshipSep 22, 2022Esri Partners with Federal Government & California to Tackle Climate Change

The contract advances the Department of Commerce’s efforts to fulfill Space Policy Directive-3, which calls for development of a national Space Traffic Management service managed by a civil government agency.

Mentioned as: department of commerceOrg RelationshipSep 9, 2022LeoLabs Awarded Contract From the US Department of Commerce to Support Space Traffic Management Prototype

On 2022-09-09, LeoLabs secured an award to provide data and services to the U.S. Department of Commerce to support development of a U.S. civil-led Space Traffic Management system.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceOrg RelationshipSep 9, 2022LeoLabs Awarded Contract From the US Department of Commerce to Support Space Traffic Management Prototype

The Department of Commerce will utilize LeoLabs’ orbital data products to support testing and evaluation of a prototype Space Traffic Management system.

Mentioned as: Department of CommerceTechnical ProductSep 9, 2022LeoLabs Awarded Contract From the US Department of Commerce to Support Space Traffic Management Prototype

The Department of Commerce has made its first commercial data purchases for the Office of Space Commerce effort, with the purchased data covering both low Earth orbit and geostationary orbit.

Mentioned as: Department of CommerceTechnical ProductSep 9, 2022Commerce and Defense Departments sign agreement on space traffic management cooperation

Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves presented the memorandum of agreement between the Departments of Commerce and Defense at the 2022-09-09 National Space Council meeting at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Mentioned as: Departments of CommerceTechnical ProductSep 9, 2022Commerce and Defense Departments sign agreement on space traffic management cooperation

The memorandum of agreement defines how the Departments of Commerce and Defense will work together to implement provisions of Space Policy Directive 3 (SPD-3) from 2018 that directed the Department of Commerce to provide space situational awareness and space traffic management services such as conjunction warnings.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceOrg RelationshipSep 9, 2022Commerce and Defense Departments sign agreement on space traffic management cooperation

The transition of civil space traffic management responsibilities to the Department of Commerce is planned to start in 2024.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative GeneralAug 9, 2022Tracking debris and space traffic a growing challenge for U.S. military

The Commerce Department unveiled an early prototype in February for a space catalog and traffic software platform intended to provide basic situational awareness and traffic management services.

Mentioned as: Commerce DepartmentTechnical ProductJul 13, 2022Office of Space Commerce to start developing architecture for traffic management

The Office of Space Commerce is charged with implementing Space Policy Directive 3, a four-year-old policy directing the Commerce Department to take over civil space traffic management responsibilities currently handled by the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: Commerce DepartmentTechnical ProductJul 13, 2022Office of Space Commerce to start developing architecture for traffic management

The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology will host a symposium on 2022-06-28 focused on how commercial space companies can engage in efforts to preserve astronomical observational data quality and analysis through technological innovations, measurements, best practices, and collaborative coordination among multiple stakeholders.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative GeneralJun 29, 2022NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce joins an industry focus on the effects of satellites on astronomy

The symposium series will serve as a platform for identifying potential conflicts between satellite operations and astronomy and will enable the Department of Commerce to provide information and guidance to new space industry entrants regarding space technology and engineering initiatives.

Mentioned as: Department of CommerceTechnical ProductJun 29, 2022NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce joins an industry focus on the effects of satellites on astronomy

Space Policy Directive 3 directs the Department of Commerce to take over civil space traffic management responsibilities currently handled by the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative GeneralJun 23, 2022Office of Space Commerce on a “listening tour” for civil space traffic management

The Commerce Department requested $87,700,000 for the Office of Space Commerce in its fiscal year 2023 budget request.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceOrg RelationshipApr 27, 2022DalBello to lead Office of Space Commerce

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo selected Richard DalBello as the next director of the Office of Space Commerce on 2022-04-27.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative GeneralApr 27, 2022DalBello to lead Office of Space Commerce

Kevin O’Connell established the Washington consulting firm Space Economy Rising after leaving the Commerce Department.

Mentioned as: Commerce DepartmentTechnical ProductApr 22, 2022Copernic Space welcomes Kevin O’Connell to advisory board
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