What Happened
Commerce and State Departments Invite Private Space Companies for Briefings
The US Departments of Commerce and State are seeking expressions of interest from US commercial space organizations to provide briefings on Private Astronaut Mission services and commercial space station infrastructure. The briefings, organized under the Space Catalyst Partnership, aim to promote US commercial space capabilities to foreign partner nations and facilitate partnerships. According to the Office of Space Commerce, submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis until December 31, 2026. This initiative was first reported by the Office of Space Commerce.