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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Parallels with aviation and maritime industries offer important insights for managing increasingly congested orbits, according to a Feb. 6 panel of space technology executives at the SmallSat Symposium in Silicon Valley.

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China has launched its first satellites for the Guowang constellation, but a veil of secrecy surrounds their purpose and capabilities, raising more questions than answers.

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At this very moment, there are over 10,000 operational satellites in low Earth orbit, along with 3,500 decommissioned (or defunct) satellites, tens of thousands of pieces of debris 10 centimeters […]

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Portuguese space traffic management startup Neuraspace has installed a second optical telescope to help track low Earth orbit objects across both hemispheres.

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The rapid expansion of satellite networks is one of the most exciting developments of our time, bringing high-speed internet and advanced communication capabilities to even the most remote corners of […]

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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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PARIS – The European Space Agency plans to test space traffic management services offered by Portuguese startup Neuraspace. Under a contract announced Sept. 16, ESA’s Space Debris Office will integrate […]

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Viasat plans to demonstrate automated constellation management software in 2026 to help small satellites operate independently in increasingly congested low Earth orbit.

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Could commercial imperatives lay the groundwork for well-defined, coherent space traffic management norms and erect space sustainability guardrails?

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The Office of Space Commerce will set up operations centers in Colorado and Maryland for its civil space traffic coordination system.

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The Office of Space Commerce has selected Parsons Corporation to develop key elements of its civil space traffic coordination system.

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Portuguese startup Neuraspace has released a free version of its space traffic management platform to foster more collaboration among satellite operators.

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Kayhan Space is offering a version of its space traffic coordination platform for universities, a move the company says is intended to help teach students best practices for sustainable space operations.

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SpaceX plans to remove from orbit about 100 of its older Starlink satellites because of a design flaw that could cause them to fail.

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The Federal Communications Commission has clarified, but not altered, rules to mitigate orbital debris.

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The Office of Space Commerce has selected three companies to participate in a pathfinder program that could lead to the incorporation of commercial data into its space traffic coordination system.

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The House Science Committee deferred a vote on a commercial space bill until after Thanksgiving amid opposition from committee Democrats about its provisions.

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American and Chinese officials met recently to discuss space situational awareness (SSA) data, part of broader efforts by the U.S. to better understand emerging national SSA systems.

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After a slow start, the Commerce Department says it is making progress on establishing a civil space traffic coordination system that will rely on both commercial and government data.

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SAIC and LeoLabs have signed an agreement to jointly develop a space-tracking software platform.

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Kayhan Space raised $7 million in an extension to the spaceflight safety startup’s seed round and unveiled an autonomous space-traffic coordination framework.

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In six months, Portuguese startup NeuraSpace has gone from 25 to 250 satellites on its space traffic management platform.

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg's impact on the environmental movement has sparked a call for a similar advocate in the field of space sustainability. While finding another Greta is a tall order, the space sector is seeing a surge in young professionals passionate about the sustainability of space and its connection to Earth's well-being.

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