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negotiating or implementing 30 LOAs for active or proposed Spaceports throughout the NAS. Currently, the FAA is constructing a purpose-built room to host Space Ops at the ATCSCC. A JSpOG SOP is also currently under development, has been circulated among FAA LOB and is presently having those internal comments adjudicated. This month the JSpOG supported numerous launch and recovery activities including providing Airspace Management Plans for the SPACEX Falcon 9, Bangabandhu-1 launch on May 10, the Astra L-10 rocket launch from the Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska (PSCA), the Orbital/ATK Cygnus ISS Resupply cargo spacecraft aboard an Antares rocket on May 21 from Wallops Island VA, the SPACEX Iridium Satellite launch on May 22 from Vandenberg AFB, and the SPACEX Falcon9 SES 12 Cape Canaveral launch currently rescheduled for June 4. Commercial Space Integration Team (CSIT) The Commercial Space Integration Team (CSIT) latest monthly meeting occurred on May 22nd. USAF representatives made a presentation on the DOD Policy Board for Aviation (PBFA). The purpose of the PBFA is to provide for DOD-FAA interoperability, and provide a single voice on aviation issues for all four Services. The PBFA has a Space Ops Sub-group that will primarily interact with AJR-2 on policy issues. The CSIT also received a briefing on the Airspace Assessment Tool for Spaceports. This tool is a TARGETS plug-in designed to assist in the impact evaluation of proposed spaceports. Additional briefings were presented on the Airspace Access Priorities ARC, the Spaceport Categorization ARC, and Streamlining Launch and Recovery Requirements effort. CDM 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 including the airlines and NBAA. CSG delegates and oversees the work of multiple CDM sub-teams on which NATCA participates. This month's Rep update falls between the May 2 meeting and the June meeting, so there is no meeting update to brief. Space Data Integrator Tool Development (SDI) NATCA has been collaborating in ongoing weekly meetings with the PMO working on the development of the Requirements and ConOps for the SDI Tool. SDI deployment will be critical to integrating commercial space ops 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. At the last meeting of this group, we agreed to schedule an SDI SRMP for week of July 23. Mark Prestrude has also been participating for NATCA. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS) Steve Weidner (ZMP) is the NATCA Article 114 Representative for UAS. Jeff Richards (ZAU) is assisting Mr. Weidner on this project due to the workload and activity associated with it. Below is the update for the membership. LOW ALTITUDE AUTHORIZATION AND NOTIFICATION CAPABILITY (LAANC) Nationwide rollout of LAANC began in April. As of today, two of the six areas in the country – southern Central Service Area and northern Western Service Area, totally 93

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