‘Slow transition:’ Commerce may need 5+ years to take over DoD non-military space tracking

‘Slow transition:’ Commerce may need 5+ years to take over DoD non-military space tracking
‘Slow transition:’ Commerce may need 5+ years to take over DoD non-military space tracking

“It’s not going to be like a ‘boom’ milestone delivery where one day there’s nothing and the next day, there’s a finished system,” Richard DalBello, director of the Office of Space Commerce, said of the swap from DoD to Commerce.

US moves to dismiss Ligado spectrum lawsuit, disputes court jurisdiction and claims

US moves to dismiss Ligado spectrum lawsuit, disputes court jurisdiction and claims
US moves to dismiss Ligado spectrum lawsuit, disputes court jurisdiction and claims

“Ligado fails to plead any plausible facts to support its purely speculative claim that the Government has occupied its licensed spectrum,” alleges the DoJ motion to dismiss the satellite communication firm’s suit in US Federal Claims Court.

Space Force sees potential value from DoC commercial sat tracking data

Space Force sees potential value from DoC commercial sat tracking data
Space Force sees potential value from DoC commercial sat tracking data

“I would imagine that as Department of Commerce continues to mature this concept, we will definitely want to take advantage of what they’re doing,” said Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Michael Guetlein.

‘Game on’: Raimondo calls for beefing up tech export controls to counter China

‘Game on’: Raimondo calls for beefing up tech export controls to counter China
‘Game on’: Raimondo calls for beefing up tech export controls to counter China

“We’re taking a very aggressive, innovative approach” to combating China’s tech strategy, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said at the Reagan Forum.

White House plan for ‘novel’ space activities faces industry, Hill skepticism

White House plan for ‘novel’ space activities faces industry, Hill skepticism
White House plan for ‘novel’ space activities faces industry, Hill skepticism

“Telling me: ‘I’m creating a monster, but putting it in your closet,’ still means I have a monster in my closet. And I’d really rather not have a monster in my closet,” an industry representative told Breaking Defense.

White House asks Congress to split ‘new space’ authority between Commerce, Transportation

White House asks Congress to split ‘new space’ authority between Commerce, Transportation
White House asks Congress to split ‘new space’ authority between Commerce, Transportation

The Biden administration’s plan came, in part, in response to a different congressional proposal about how to divvy up heavenly authorities, sources told Breaking Defense.

Pentagon plans to transfer ‘high accuracy’ space tracking data to Commerce

Pentagon plans to transfer ‘high accuracy’ space tracking data to Commerce
Pentagon plans to transfer ‘high accuracy’ space tracking data to Commerce

“Commercial data, commercial processing is not classified. It does not matter that the DoD wishes it were,” said Barbara Golf, special advisor to Space Systems Command.

Commerce study highlights benefits, challenges for allied space surveillance cooperation

Commerce study highlights benefits, challenges for allied space surveillance cooperation
Commerce study highlights benefits, challenges for allied space surveillance cooperation

There is growing concern about what happens when different countries’ predictions of an on-orbit collision do not match, said Matt Hejduk, of The Aerospace Corporation. “A man with two watches never knows what time it is,” he quipped.

Industry squabbles on need for novel space regulation as White House deliberates

Industry squabbles on need for novel space regulation as White House deliberates
Industry squabbles on need for novel space regulation as White House deliberates

“And as weird as that sounds, you know, from an industry guy, I absolutely need regulation and enforcement,” said Tory Bruno, CEO of rocket maker ULA. “Because one bad actor can ruin that entire common environment for all of us.”

White House nears plan to assign regulatory authorities for ‘new’ space activities

White House nears plan to assign regulatory authorities for ‘new’ space activities
White House nears plan to assign regulatory authorities for ‘new’ space activities

The ongoing White House-level review of what is often called “mission authorization and supervision” responsibilities has not been simple, according to several government officials involved, with the key agencies with current legal say over space regulations jockeying for a piece of the regulatory pie.

EXCLUSIVE: Commerce’s draft space traffic management service goes beyond DoD’s baseline

EXCLUSIVE: Commerce’s draft space traffic management service goes beyond DoD’s baseline
EXCLUSIVE: Commerce’s draft space traffic management service goes beyond DoD’s baseline

Industry representatives meeting with Commerce Deputy Secretary Don Graves on Tuesday “stressed the need for [Commerce] to work quickly to field the new capabilities — ideally by buying and redistributing existing commercial products — in order to maintain leadership in the face of competing SSA offerings from the EU and China,” a Commerce official told Breaking Defense today.

Neighborhood watch, for space: DARPA seeks satellite operators for monitoring data ‘service’

Neighborhood watch, for space: DARPA seeks satellite operators for monitoring data ‘service’
Neighborhood watch, for space: DARPA seeks satellite operators for monitoring data ‘service’

Greg Kuperman, Space-WATCH program manager in DARPA’s Strategic Technology Office told Breaking Defense they’re actively seeking space companies to provide data, and later will figure out how to aggregate it into an effective, dispersed LEO-monitoring system.

Space firms want White House fix for regulatory tangle, but disagree on how

Space firms want White House fix for regulatory tangle, but disagree on how
Space firms want White House fix for regulatory tangle, but disagree on how

The National Space Council recently heard suggestions ranging from establishing a licensing “clearinghouse” to temporarily doing away with licensing altogether.

National Space Council hears industry pitches, complaints as prelude to new rules

National Space Council hears industry pitches, complaints as prelude to new rules
National Space Council hears industry pitches, complaints as prelude to new rules

“There must be a predictable, transparent and common sense regulatory framework that protects investment and lower barriers to entry for private capital,” said Axiom Space’s Mary Lynne Dittmar.