Office of Space Commerce
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The Office of Space Commerce is an office within
economic activity in space. The office is small in size, and its first director was Kevin O'Connell.[1] In January 2021, Mark Paese took over as acting director.[2] As of May 9, 2022, Richard DalBello is the current director of the Office of Space Commerce.[3]
In May 2018, Wilbur Ross, the Secretary of Commerce announced plans to consolidate the Office with the Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs Office to form a new administration, the Space Policy Advancing Commercial Enterprise (SPACE) Administration.[4] The goal of the new agency would be to streamline the regulatory process.[5] These plans were subsequently abandoned.[6]
References
- ^ Foust, Jeff (June 22, 2018). "Commerce Department moves ahead with space regulatory reforms". SpaceNews. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ Foust, Jeff (March 11, 2021). "Industry groups advocate for Office of Space Commerce". SpaceNews. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
- ^ Leslie, John (April 27, 2022). "NOAA's Office of Space Commerce gets new director".
- ^ Foust, Jeff (May 27, 2018). "Commerce Department to create "SPACE Administration"". SpaceNews. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ Coldeway, Devin (May 28, 2018). "SPACE Administration would streamline federal oversight of commercial launches". Techcrunch. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ Smith, Marcia (November 18, 2020). "Senate Committee Approves SPACE Act, But Without a Bureau of Space Commerce". SpacePolicyOnline.com. Retrieved January 31, 2022.