‘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.

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Commerce slates mid-July for next round of space traffic ‘industry engagements’

Commerce slates mid-July for next round of space traffic ‘industry engagements’
Commerce slates mid-July for next round of space traffic ‘industry engagements’

“As the world gets more complicated, and there are more and more [space situational awareness] providers, the issue of who pays will be one which continually gets battered around,” said Richard DalBello, the Office of Space Commerce.

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Commerce’s initial space safety system will lean ‘heavily’ on DoD data

Commerce’s initial space safety system will lean ‘heavily’ on DoD data
Commerce’s initial space safety system will lean ‘heavily’ on DoD data

DoD is working with Commerce to provide expertise on how to crunch space observational data, said Travis Langster, DoD principal director for space policy.

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The 5 big worries the Commerce Department has about space traffic management

The 5 big worries the Commerce Department has about space traffic management
The 5 big worries the Commerce Department has about space traffic management

“China is a major space player and will be a major space player. They are not participating in the global dialogue, and in global information sharing on SSA. That’s unsustainable,” said Richard DalBello, head of the Commerce Department’s Office of Space Commerce.

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Joint Commerce, STRATCOM commercial SSA pilot planned for December

Joint Commerce, STRATCOM commercial SSA pilot planned for December
Joint Commerce, STRATCOM commercial SSA pilot planned for December

That pilot project will use SPACECOM’s Unified Data Library (UDL) as a data base, DalBello said, because Commerce is still in the early stages of creating its own cloud-based data storage capability, called the Open Architecture Data Repository (OADR).

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EU, US progress on space information sharing, but Beijing drags its feet

EU, US progress on space information sharing, but Beijing drags its feet
EU, US progress on space information sharing, but Beijing drags its feet

“We have an issue, as everyone here knows, with China where they’re just simply not sharing information. And we cannot safely operate in space if a major space participant isn’t actively engaged and sharing information in a way that enhances safety for all,” said Commerce’s Richard DalBello.

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House appropriators advance commercial space tracking with funding bump

House appropriators advance commercial space tracking with funding bump
House appropriators advance commercial space tracking with funding bump

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.

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SPACECOM, Commerce wrapping up framework accord on space surveillance

SPACECOM, Commerce wrapping up framework accord on space surveillance
SPACECOM, Commerce wrapping up framework accord on space surveillance

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). 

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