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Joint Space Operations Group (JSpOG) NATCA continues to participate in the bi - weekly meetings o f this ATCSCC based Ops group. The JSpOG is the primary FAA operational interface with the Commercial Space Industry for LOA creation and launc h/recovery support activities. The JSpOG currently is in the process of negotiating or implementing 30 LOAs for active or proposed Spaceports throughout the NAS. The JSpOG supported numerous Launch and Recovery events this month, including providing the Airspace Management Plans for the SpaceX Falcon 9, Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), the SpaceX CRS - 14, Dragon reentry mi ssion, and the ULA/Atlas V rocket launch scheduled for Saturday May 5 from Vandenberg AFB. Commercial Space Integration Team (CSIT) The Commercial Space Integration Team (CSIT) latest monthly m eeting occurred on April 27th. Topics on the Agenda included t he Captive Carry Safety Panel Update, Airspace Access Priorities Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) activities, Spaceport Categorization ARC activities, and Regulator y Streamlining ARC activities. Mark Prestrude represented NATCA at this month's meeting. Collaborative Steering Group (CSG) NATCA continues to participate in the monthly leadership meetings of the CDM effort. The CSG consists of representatives from various industry stakeholders in cluding the airlines and NBAA. CSG delegates and oversees the work of multiple CDM sub - tea ms on which NATCA participates. This month's gathering included the larger Spring Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) meeting a t the FedEx Campus in Memphis. I did not travel due to funding issues, but other NATCA CDM Reps part icipated. Space Data Integrator Tool Development (SDI) NATCA has been collaborating in ongoing weekly meetings with the PMO working on the development of the Requirement s and ConOps for the SDI Tool. SDI deployment will be critical to integrating commerci al space op s with legacy NAS operations. While SDI is not definitely not the final answer to the needs of controllers, it will be an important operational enhancement on the road to" real - time - on - the - glass" Space Vehicle Situational Awareness. Mark Prest rude has also been participating for NATCA. PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS Andy Marosvari (BOI) is the Chairman for NATCA Na tional Professional Standards. Garth Koleszar (ZLA) and Josh Cooper (SCT) are members of the National Professional Standards committee. Their report is below. The Professional Standards program is in its eighth year and continues to have a positive impact on the professional ism of controllers nationwide. The program has 530 active members, with a total of over 820 trained to serve as committee members representing every facility in the National Airspace System. Committee members receive training on communication skills an d conflict resolution during a three - day course taught by NATCA. The next clas s will be held at ZID, May 15 - 17. To date, the Professional Standards program has rec eived 2,639 submissions with 90 percent of those being resolved. That's 2379 issues that NATCA was able to resolve the issue at the lowest level, peer to peer, without management involvement i n the outcom e.