White House Eyeing 'Small Satellite Revolution'
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy unveiled an initiative Friday that the administration dubbed “Harnessing the Small Satellite Revolution,” touting relevant steps in a fact sheet. “NASA will establish a Small Spacecraft Virtual Institute at Ames Research…
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Center in the heart of Silicon Valley early in 2017” that will act “within the agency to promote relevant programs, guidance, opportunities, and best practices, as well as share lessons learned on smallsat missions,” the fact sheet said. “NASA is also working to standardize its management practices associated with smallsat missions to reduce the administrative burdens associated with them in comparison to larger, more traditional space missions.” The Commerce Department will expand the Space Commerce Office’s role “to reflect the growing importance of commercial space as a driver of economic growth, productivity, and job creation” and “enable the Office’s Director to advise the Secretary of Commerce on commercial space issues and the office to coordinate policy on critical issues such as licensing, export controls, export promotion, and open data,” it said. “This will enable the Office’s Director to advise the Secretary of Commerce on commercial space issues and the office to coordinate policy on critical issues such as licensing, export controls, export promotion, and open data.” The White House earlier this month pledged $50 million toward small satellite tech (see 1610130001).