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U.S. Department of Commerce

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The omnibus spending bill provides $16,000,000 for the Commerce Department’s Office of Space Commerce, which is $6,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 level.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceOrg RelationshipMar 9, 2022Space programs moving up on DoD’s budget priority list

The open architecture data repository is intended to combine data from several sources to handle space traffic management responsibilities that the Commerce Department will take over from the Defense Department in 2024.

Mentioned as: Commerce DepartmentOrg RelationshipFeb 23, 2022NOAA seeking information on commercial space situational awareness data

Space Policy Directive 3 assigned the Commerce Department responsibility for civil space traffic management in 2018 and instructed the government to provide basic data and services, including conjunction and reentry warnings, free of direct user fees while allowing commercial services.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative GeneralFeb 23, 2022NOAA seeking information on commercial space situational awareness data

The Trump administration assigned the Commerce Department responsibility for creating a civilian space traffic management organization in 2018.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative GeneralFeb 12, 2022Office of Space Commerce rolls out prototype space catalog for traffic management

The Commerce Department unveiled a prototype for the open architecture data repository (OADR) on 2022-02-11.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative GeneralFeb 12, 2022Office of Space Commerce rolls out prototype space catalog for traffic management

Fidelity Investments does not appear in the Alaska Department of Commerce list of SpaceX investors despite prior reports of discussions to invest $1,000,000,000 in SpaceX.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative GeneralFeb 8, 2022Forrester’s Digest: Gilat Satellite Networks + SES Expand Their Partnership, Plus, SpaceX Structure Details Revealed

Alaska’s Department of Commerce released background data on SpaceX’s financial structure for 2022 as of 2021-12-31.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative GeneralFeb 8, 2022Forrester’s Digest: Gilat Satellite Networks + SES Expand Their Partnership, Plus, SpaceX Structure Details Revealed

The Trump administration ordered the transfer of spaceflight safety responsibilities from U.S. Space Command to the Department of Commerce in a 2018 policy directive.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative GeneralJan 13, 2022DoD space policy nominee highlights complex security challenges facing U.S.

The U.S. Commerce Department released streamlined remote sensing regulations in 2020 that established a three-tiered licensing approach for commercial remote sensing.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative GeneralDec 14, 2021Albedo wins license to sell 10-centimeter imagery

Tier Two under the 2020 Commerce Department regulations applies license restrictions to systems capable of producing data similar to what is available only from other U.S. sources.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative GeneralDec 14, 2021Albedo wins license to sell 10-centimeter imagery

Tier One under the 2020 Commerce Department regulations carries few restrictions and covers capabilities similar to what foreign vendors offer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative GeneralDec 14, 2021Albedo wins license to sell 10-centimeter imagery

Space Policy Directive 3 in 2018 assigned civil space traffic management to the Commerce Department through its Office of Space Commerce.

Mentioned as: Commerce DepartmentTechnical ProductDec 1, 2021White House releases space priorities framework

The 2021-11-29 Senate letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo questioned progress appointing a new director for the Office of Space Commerce, a position that has been vacant since the beginning of the Biden administration.

Mentioned as: commerce secretaryNarrative GovernanceNov 30, 2021NASA postpones ISS spacewalk because of debris

The Department of Commerce plans to request increased funding in its 2022-10-01 budget request to increase staffing for the Office of Space Commerce.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceOrg RelationshipNov 5, 2021Harris to convene first National Space Council meeting Dec. 1

Space Policy Directive 3 directed the Department of Commerce to take over civil space traffic management from the Department of Defense in 2018.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative GeneralOct 20, 2021Senate appropriators frustrated with lack of progress on civil space traffic management

The U.S. Defense Department is working closely with the Department of Commerce and the intelligence community to strengthen space domain awareness and improve the ability to identify and attribute threatening behavior.

Mentioned as: Department of CommerceOrg RelationshipSep 19, 2021Linking allied military space capabilities

William A. LaPlante was a senior vice president and general manager at MITRE National Security, where he oversaw the operation of two federally funded research and development centers and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceTechnical ProductSep 15, 2021Three Distinguished Leaders Elected To Aerospace’s Board Of Trustees

Transferring responsibilities to the Commerce Department would better separate civil and military roles, according to Maj. Gen. DeAnna Burt.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative GeneralSep 15, 2021Space Force backs development of commercial orbital debris removal systems

Maj. Gen. DeAnna Burt emphasized the importance of continuing space traffic awareness until the Department of Commerce is fully capable.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of CommerceNarrative GeneralSep 15, 2021Space Force backs development of commercial orbital debris removal systems

Maj. Gen. DeAnna Burt supports transferring civil space traffic management responsibilities to the Commerce Department.

Mentioned as: commerce departmentNarrative GeneralSep 15, 2021Space Force backs development of commercial orbital debris removal systems
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