A budget proposal for the Department of Commerce raises new doubts about the future of a civil space traffic management system under development there.

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The Office of Space Commerce has rolled out its proposal for a “light touch” approach to mission authorization, the latest attempt in an effort to regulate new commercial space applications.

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The Trump administration has not yet decided whether to charge for space safety data despite a change in space policy enabling the government to do so.

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In the absence of the National Space Council, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has taken on a lead role in coordinating national space policy.

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The Commerce Department has moved to rescind 40% of the current-year funding for the Office of Space Commerce.

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The White House has issued a widely anticipated executive order addressing several commercial space regulatory issues, from launch licensing reform to mission authorization.

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A House appropriations bill provides funding for a civil space traffic coordination system but wants changes to increase its reliance on the Defense Department.

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Senate appropriators have rejected an effort by the White House to terminate funding for a civil space traffic coordination system.

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An industry coalition is asking congressional appropriators to reject the administration’s proposal to terminate the Commerce Department’s space traffic coordination system.

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The Commerce Department is proposing to end funding for a space traffic coordination program even as beta testing of the service continues.

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Winning the new space race with China is contingent on the competitiveness of the United States commercial space industry. While the Chinese space program enjoys the full financial and regulatory […]

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The Commerce Department’s space traffic coordination system has moved into the next phase of its development with full service expected to start early next year.

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The GAO has denied a protest from a company over a contract that is part of the Office of Space Commerce’s space traffic coordination system.

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In this week's episode of Space Minds, Richard DalBello, Principal, RDB Space sits down with host David Ariosto.

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The manager of the Commerce Department’s program to develop a civil space traffic coordination system is back on the job after being swept up in layoffs.

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Layoffs of staff at NOAA have included its Office of Space Commerce, potentially affecting work on space traffic coordination and remote sensing licensing.

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A bipartisan group of senators has reintroduced a bill to formally authorize a space traffic coordination system being developed by the Office of Space Commerce.

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The U.S. Office of Space Commerce remains confident it can roll out its next-generation space traffic coordination platform this year, despite a contract bid protest from competitor Kayhan Space.

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The company won a $5.3 million contract with options for four additional years, bringing the potential total value to $13.3 million

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The Office of Space Commerce has started beta tests of its new space traffic coordination system, providing conjunction notices to a handful of operators.

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The Office of Space Commerce is set to turn on the initial version of its civil space traffic coordination system at the end of the month, beginning a transition from the Defense Department that will run through next year.

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A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling could upend efforts by the Federal Communications Commission to enforce more stringent orbital debris regulations.

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The Department of Commerce remains on schedule to begin the initial version of its space traffic coordination service by the end of September while it works to add capabilities to it.

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The Office of Space Commerce is about to test its Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) after six years.

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