O'Connell at AMOS
Kevin O’Connell, director of the Office of Space Commerce in the Commerce Department, discussed his office's work on establishing a data repository for space situational awareness data in a Sept. 20 speech at the AMOS conference.

The future of space situational awareness will increasingly rely on governments and companies sharing data that can be used to improve knowledge of space objects and create more accurate warnings of close approaches.

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