the need for timely and accurate and actionable ssa data and scm services has never been greater . dod currently observes well over 20,000 objects circling the earth. many of them are softball sized or larger pieces of man-made space debris. these objects fly around earth at dangerous speeds of up to 17,500 miles per hour, about 10 times of a small bullet. even more concerning rdx to mated 600,000 -- are the estimated 600,000 smaller objects that could still cause significant harm if a collision occurs. can just in in space will only increase. in the next few years, the number of americans satellite in space will likely grow from 800 to over 15,000, as more and more objects get launched. the respective -- the effective space traffic regulation will help promote further earth orbits without congestion. president trump and the national space council have determined that commerce should become the new civil agency interface. with this role, commerce can incentivize integrative space service with a data repository. this repository will establish a mechanism for ssa data sharing that wi