The Office of Space Commerce is the principal unit for space commerce policy activities within the Department of Commerce. Its mission is to foster the conditions for the economic growth and technological advancement of the U.S. commercial space industry.

Website

https://www.space.commerce.gov/

External link for Office of Space Commerce

Industry

Government Administration

Company size

11-50 employees

Headquarters

Washington, District of Columbia

Type

Government Agency

Founded

1988

Specialties

public policy, regulation, space, space situational awareness, international cooperation, space commerce, advocacy, space sustainability, and spaceflight safety

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• Mariel Borowitz

  Associate Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology

• Ethan Baumann

  Systems Engineering Lead for the Office of Space Commerce’s Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS)

• Ethan Waterman

  Visual Information Specialist at Red Carrot in supporting NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce

• Gabriel Swiney

  Director of Space Policy, Advocacy, and International

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  On December 3rd, theOffice of Space Commerce will host a public (virtual & in-person) event to discuss concepts for the eventual U.S. regulatory authorization of “novel” commercial space activities. This event is the first in a series of stakeholder engagements the Office of Space Commerce plans to hold regarding “mission authorization,” in response to Executive Order 14335, "Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry." For more information and to register, visit OSC's webpage for the event. In-person space is limited!https://lnkd.in/eF3Qr7Ut#SpaceEconomy

  Office of Space Commerce Stakeholder Briefing on “Mission Authorization” – December 3 https://space.commerce.gov

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  Join theOffice of Space Commerce andAE Industrial Partners, LP on December 2nd for our "Financing the Final Frontier" event! Don't wait - registration closes on Wednesday, November 26. The latest in our series of events on the growing U.S. commercial space sector, "Financing the Final Frontier" will convene investors, founders, and government leaders to distill lessons from the first wave of space capital and shape the next phase of the space economy. Learn more and register on OSC's event webpage:https://lnkd.in/g46_9eTV#SpaceEconomy#SpaceFinance

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  ICYMI: earlier this month, theU.S. Department of State submitted the U.S. Government's feedback and comments on theEuropean Commission's draft "E.U. Space Act." Following the release of the draft Act in June, theOffice of Space Commerce, in coordination with the Department of State'sBureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, solicited feedback and comments from USG agencies and commercial stakeholders on the legislation’s potential impact on the United States. This consultation included input from U.S. trade associations representing a broad cross-section of the U.S. commercial space industry, as well as over 70 responding companies that have active or potential future commercial interests in the EU market.For more information and to read the feedback, visit OSC's webpage:https://lnkd.in/eaUabs4F#SpaceCommerce#SpaceDiplomacy

  U.S. Government Provides Feedback on Draft E.U. Space Act https://space.commerce.gov

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  Wednesday reading! Space manufacturing is a significant contributor to overall U.S. manufacturing, responsible for 6.4% of computer and electronics products manufacturing GDP in 2022. Given the significance of space-related manufacturing to both the space economy and domestic manufacturing, having accurate measures of economic activity for this area of the economy is crucial. Earlier this year, the Department of Commerce'sBureau of Economic Analysis published a paper addressing a gap in measuring the U.S. space manufacturing sector’s productive capacity and economic output. The paper introduces a "space economy manufacturing plant utilization index" as an approach to estimate the manufacturing of space vehicles and companies’ contributions to the space economy. Findings include the analysis of the demand-driven expansion of the U.S. space-related manufacturing capacity over 2012-2021 and the varied impact of COVID-19 on manufacturing types.  Read the paper here:https://lnkd.in/e23vbQn6#SpaceEconomy#SpaceCommerce

  Measuring Space Manufacturing Plant Utilization and Own-Account Production bea.gov

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  Join the Office of Space Commerce on December 2 for “Financing the Final Frontier”, an event hosted byAE Industrial Partners, LP that will bring together investors, founders, and government leaders to discuss the impact of space capital on the evolving space economy. The event will consist of panels including a conversation on the market outlook; the new era of space finance; and novel pathways to accelerating U.S. space innovation. For more information and to register visit:https://lnkd.in/g46_9eTVhttps://lnkd.in/gnuf46hZ

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  Space traffic coordination is a global issue requiring global collaboration; and theOffice of Space Commerce is actively advancing our "Vision for Global SSA Coordination" at#IAC. Yesterday, guided by OSC’s Head of International SSA Engagement,Mariel Borowitz, we convened a discussion among space situational awareness leaders and technical experts - including representatives of theUnited Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) - to discuss the next steps toward more open, transparent, and interoperable collaboration among the#SSA systems of the world.Read more about OSC’s Vision for Global SSA Coordination and our work toward ensuring reliable and efficient SSA services for global spacecraft operators:https://lnkd.in/e_4pjfjb#SpaceSafety#SSA

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  On the ground at#IAC2025 to enable American leadership in space, support Sec.Sean Duffy, and advance the U.S. Government mission.TheU.S. Department of Commerce delegation, led by Deputy Assistant Secretary of CommerceJuan Andres Caro and represented by theOffice of Space Commerce andNOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's NESDIS, will spend a busy week meeting with commercial and international partners to identify opportunities for collaboration; break down barriers for the U.S. space industry; and strengthen the United States' position as global partner of choice in the space sector.#SpaceEconomy#SpaceDiplomacy

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  “To the commercial space companies of the world, whether you're a startup with a big idea or a major corporation with a proven track record, let us be perfectly clear: when you are ready to launch, there is no better place on Earth to do it than the United States of America.” - DAS Commerce for International and Space AffairsJuan Andres Caro. To kick-off#IAC2025, the delegation from theOffice of Space Commerce andU.S. Department of Commerce participated in the Global Spaceport Alliance’s Global Spaceport Forum - where DAS Caro offered remarks and OSC’sRose Croshier participated in a panel addressing the important role spaceports play in growing the space economy.Thanks to theGlobal Spaceport Alliance for hosting us!#SpaceEconomy

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  Last week,Juan Andres Caro, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International & Space Affairs, joined a U.S. government delegation for the landmark launch of NOAA's SWFO-L1 observatory - meeting with local space industry leaders to discuss NOAA's continuing partnerships with the U.S. commercial space sector.“Today’s successful launch of SWFO-L1 demonstrates NOAA’s continued commitment to advancing America’s observation capabilities in space,” said DAS Caro. "We are proud to be the global leader in space weather prediction technologies and will continue to invest in technologies that protect Americans and enable the resilience of our nation’s critical infrastructure.”Learn more about the SWFO-L1 observatory and mission:https://lnkd.in/ePymNEd5

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  To facilitate international#SSA cooperation, how can the world's SSA systems share information and data among themselves?At this year'sAMOS Conference, theOffice of Space Commerce andEU SST released findings from a new joint paper that describes present and future opportunities for SSA information sharing, compatibility, and interoperability - exploring them through a case study of information sharing between EU SST and OSC's#TraCSS. Read the joint paper and learn more about the OSC-EU SST joint studies on OSC's website:https://lnkd.in/eJbT9h6N#SpaceDiplomacy#SSA#SpaceSafety#AMOSCon

  OSC & EUSST Study Opportunities for International SSA Information Sharing https://space.commerce.gov

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