The Satellite Industry Association is pleased the Obama administration “has...
The Satellite Industry Association is pleased the Obama administration “has moved quickly to right-size the rules that govern exports of satellites and their parts and components, just a few months after Congress restored their authority to do so,” said SIA…
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in a news release Thursday (http://bit.ly/11fGfay). “We view sensible and effective export controls as a vital tool to enhance our nation’s space industrial base and encourage the satellite sector’s ongoing leadership in innovation and investment,” said President Patricia Cooper. The State Department and Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security had released concurrent proposed rules on changes to the U.S. Munitions List and Commerce Control List for spacecraft and related items. That was the latest export control reform step. The proposed rules can be seen at http://1.usa.gov/10qOdc4 and http://1.usa.gov/11fSQKE.