The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has appointed space industry veteran Janice Starzyk as deputy director of the Office of Space Commerce and space law practitioner Gabriel Swiney as head of OSC’s Space Advocacy Division.
Starzyk will bring decades of industry experience to the role as she oversees the operations of OSC with the guidance of Director Richard DalBello, NOAA said Thursday.
She previously served as an adviser at United Launch Alliance and held executive management roles at Virgin Orbit, Bryce Space and Technology, International Launch Services and Futron.
Swiney will lead a team which represents the Department of Commerce in space policy development and in talks with other countries over U.S. space commerce.
He is a lecturer at Harvard Law School who previously served as a staff attorney at the State Department and held senior policy roles at NASA.
DalBello said Starzyk and Swiney are space community leaders whose appointment will help the office execute its mission responsibilities and serve industry stakeholders.
OSC is also onboarding 20 full-time employees as authorized under the omnibus appropriations measure for fiscal year 2023.
