NOAA ADVISORY CMTE ON EXCELLENCE IN SPACE (ACES), ?, 2025, DC/virtual

Update, February 28:  The meeting has been canceled.

No reason was given for the cancellation, but yesterday the Trump Administration directed layoffs of 880 NOAA employees as part of the DOGE effort to reduce the size of government.

Original Entry: NOAA’s Advisory Committee on Excellence in Space (ACES) will meet on March 5, 2025 at the Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm ET.  In-person participation is limited to committee members and Department of  Commerce personnel. The public may participate virtually.

More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Advisory Committee on Excellence in Space (ACES); Notice of 
Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Space Commerce (OSC), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended, the NOAA Office of Space Commerce announces the second meeting 
of the Advisory Committee on Excellence in Space (ACES).

DATES: March 5, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Commerce, Herbert C. Hoover Building--
Commerce Research Library, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 
20230. In-person participation is limited to ACES members and DOC 
personnel. Public participation will occur via a hybrid format. The 
link for webinar registration will be posted, when available, on the 
ACES website, https://www.space.commerce.gov/aces.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Y. Kim, Designated Federal 
Officer, Advisory Committee on Excellence in Space (ACES), NOAA Office 
of Space Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. 
Telephone: 202-482-5827. Email: space.commerce@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACES provides advice and recommendations to 
the NOAA Under Secretary or OSC Director on matters relating to OSC's 
statutory purview. The first meeting of ACES was held on October 3, 
2024, in Washington, DC.
    Agenda: The meeting will include discussions on topics pertinent to 
commercial space policy, regulation, and operational mission support, 
including commercial space mission authorization and supervision and 
space sustainability.
    A detailed agenda with meeting materials will be available closer 
to the meeting date on the ACES website, https://www.space.commerce.gov/aces.
    Written Comments: Members of the public may submit written comments 
to ACES at space.commerce@noaa.gov by March 3, 2025.
    Special Accommodations: Requests for special accommodations may be 
directed to the Designated Federal Officer no later than March 3, 2025.

    Dated: January 23, 2025.

Janice Starzyk,
Acting Director of the Office of Space Commerce.