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National Space Society, the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, and the Secure World Foundation Seek More Funding For Office of Space Commerce

"I'm happy to announce that with our partners at the DoD, we've signed a memorandum of understanding of agreement that will drive our mutual work," Don Graves, Commerce deputy director, told the second public meeting of the National Space Council, chaired by Vice President Kamala Harris.

The "National Orbital Debris Implementation Plan" issued by the Office of Science and Technology Policy assigns DoD the lead for some 17 tasks.

Research published by the United States-based Space Foundation suggests that the global space economy is now worth $469 billion. Its Space Report 2022 Q2

The Office of Space Commerce, in part, is trying to define the scope of what "basic" services it will provide for free, and what else it might do for a fee.

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House is in a committee work period this week, and the Senate is in recess.

The $87 million in funding for the Commerce office is a step in the direction of implementing the long-stalled plan to transfer authority for tracking non-military spacecraft to a civil agency.

The MoA will be followed by a set of annexes that include how the Defense Department will share funds, personnel and/or technology to help the Office of Space Commerce stand up a civil structure for space situational awareness (SSA). 

Russia's attack on Viasat satellites exposed how vulnerable space-based assets are and the potential for spillover damage.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo named Richard DalBello as the new director of NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce (OSC) on Wednesday. DalBello will