Space Safety: Transitioning Space Traffic Management to Civil Agencies
This Act aims to shift the responsibility for monitoring space objects and collision warnings from the military to civil agencies. This will provide space operators with better and more precise information about space traffic, enhancing the safety of satellite operations and reducing collision risks, thereby supporting the sustainability of space activities and national security.
Key points
Transfer of space traffic oversight from the Department of Defense to the Department of Commerce to streamline management.
Establishment of an interagency team to ensure full operational capability of the civil space monitoring system by the end of 2025.
Enhancement of satellite safety through improved collision warnings and traffic management.
Support for innovation by making data and standards available to commercial entities.
Strengthening international cooperation in space safety and data sharing.
Status:
Expired
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