Above (Image Credit Slingshot Aerospace and NOAA):  A visualization of space traffic currently orbiting the earth. In September 2024, NOAA, a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce, announced that the initial phase of its Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) has begun delivering spaceflight safety services to a beta group of satellite operators.  Now,...Read More

NOAA reported on June 6, 2024 that the American marine economy continues to bolster the nation as demonstrated by increased sales and jobs, according to the most recent statistics from the annual Marine Economy Satellite Account (MESA) released by two Department of Commerce agencies — NOAA and the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). According to MESA,...Read More

Did you know? In 1807, President Thomas Jefferson signed a mandate ordering a survey of America’s coastlines, which comprise 43,000 square nautical miles of U.S. waters considered critical to navigation. Today, between 2,000 – 3,000 square nautical miles of U.S. waters are surveyed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and commercial contractors annually. ...Read More