Space
![](https://uschamber.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uschamber.com%2Fassets%2Fimages%2Fbackground%2Fouter-space.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&fm=jpg&q=10&w=100&s=314189dceed665d53ff04a630a3956b3)
The global space industry is opening new markets and transforming our economy. Valued at nearly $450 billion and growing, the space industry is driving exhilarating technological progress that is helping advance many other industries, such as telecommunications, defense, bioscience, manufacturing, and energy exploration.
Join us for the Global Aerospace Summit
The world's foremost aviation and space experts, including CEOs and policymakers, will gather at the 2024 Global Aerospace Summit on Sept. 10-11 in Washington, D.C. The event is an opportunity to learn, network, and explore, with engaging discussions, exhibits, and state-of-the-art aircraft prototypes.
Latest
Key themes included public-private partnerships, commercial economy and habitation in space, and national security.
Highlights: Global Aerospace Summit 2023
Become a part of the world’s largest business organization and network
U.S. Chamber members range from small businesses and chambers of commerce across the country to startups in fast-growing sectors, leading industry associations, and global corporations.
Discover the ROI Chamber membership can deliver for you.
Our Work
Every day, more businesses are considering the commercial potential of space. The U.S. Chamber is working closely with government and industry leaders to turn potential into a reality. We are advancing public-private collaboration needed to support space exploration and commercial and private aerospace travel as well as to create guidelines for managing traffic and commerce. We are also helping government leaders shape smart regulations to drive innovation and growth in this emerging sector so people, businesses, industries, and economies everywhere can benefit from the limitless possibilities of space.
Events
- InfrastructureGlobal Aerospace Summit 2024Tuesday, September 10 - Wednesday, September 1108:00 AM EDT - 05:00 PM EDTLearn More
- Employment PolicyReimagining Futures: Second Chance Employment ForumWednesday, September 1802:00 PM EDT - 07:00 PM EDTLearn More
- Corporate Social ResponsibilityBusiness Solves: Strengthening Communities, Today and TomorrowTuesday, October 29 - Wednesday, October 3009:00 AM EDT - 05:00 PM EDTLearn More
Latest Content
This morning the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released a discussion document to Chamber membership, featuring the work we are doing. Please feel free to share any feedback with Kate Levantovscaia at KLevantovscaia@USChamber.com.
Colleagues: Provided below are additional actions completed from yesterday’s call with OSD: Link to yesterday’s Small Business webinar with the Small Business Administration and their slides: https://business.defense.gov/Portals/57/Documents/SBA%20Webinar.pdf?ver=2020-04-09-115529-690 Links to the Services Small Business portals industry can reach out to:
Colleagues, Provided below are notes from April 9th OSD A&S COVID conference call with Associations and the Chamber:
Colleagues: Official JATF Landing Page available here and the COVID-19 JATF Industry Portal (powered by AFWerx) available here. If you would like a copy of DIB’s Small Business Best Practices or the Class Deviation- CARES Act Section 3610 Implementation, please email Katie Levantovscaia at KLevantovscaia@USCHamber.com
April 8th OSD A&S COVID Conference Call Notes
Colleagues: To access International Principles for Safeguarding Essential Economic Functions in the COVID-19 Pandemic, please follow this link. To access International Principles on Export Restrictions in the COVID-19 Pandemic, please follow this link.
Colleagues: This Hill letter was sent to Congressional leadership on the caps on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
April 6 OSD A&S COVID conference call notes:
Good morning colleagues, Provided FYSA is a DPC class deviation for Undefinitized Contract Actions and the DPC progress payment implementation. Additional links provided below for reference. JATF Portal AFWERX Portal
Colleagues: Provided below is a one-pager on the Joint Acquisition Task Force and the latest links from OSD . DCMA’s recent commercial item determination JATF portal (an overview of the JATF).