Commerce begins beta tests of space traffic coordination system
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Commerce begins beta tests of space traffic coordination system

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Top Stories Tamfitronics The Office of Space Commerce is preparing to beta test its Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). Credit: NOAAWASHINGTON — The Office of Space Commerce has started beta tests of its new space traffic coordination system, providing conjunction notices to a handful of operators.The Office of Space Commerce, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) within the Department of Commerce, announced Sept. 30 the beginning of phase 1.0 of its Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS), the civil space traffic coordination system that will ultimately take over for the Defense Department.Nine satellite operators are involved in this initial phase of TraCSS: The Aerospace Corporation, Eutelsat OneWeb, Georgia Tech, Intelsat, Iridium, Maxar, NOAA, Planet and Telesat. Those organizations operate between a handful of satellites to, in the case of OneWeb and...
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U.S. Secretary of Commerce talks domestic chip production: ‘There’s no place to be reckless here or play politics’

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Politics tamfitronics In a Thursday interview with CNBC's Jim CramerU.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo stressed the importance of domestic chip production and said the country is on track to meet its end-of-decade goal."My boss, President Biden, has been crystal clear on this topic, and I think there's no place to be reckless here or play politics with this," Raimondo said. "It's time to get serious and have serious solutions to these issues, which is exactly why we passed the CHIPS act, and exactly what we're doing in implementing it."The Biden Administration's CHIPS act allocated billions to encourage semiconductor companies to manufacture their products in the U.S., with recipients including Intel, Micron, Samsung and Taiwan Semiconductor.Raimondo said more than 90% of the U.S.'s graphics chips — which are vital for electronics, including phones,...
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