aws@ITI.ORG ("Allen W. Sherzer") (11/09/90)
In article <2677@polari.UUCP>: >Payload Systems did indeed slip through the net. What I mean by >that is that they did obtain an export license, but the license >was issued by the Department of Commerce, and not by the Department >of State. Well if you want to call following existing US export law in an open and above bord manner 'slipping through the net' fine, they slipped through the net. >The latter was extremely annoyed, and had strong words >to say to the Dept of Commerce. Yawn. But since Commerce had the strong support of the administration, there's not a lot State can do about it. >It is now highly unlikely that Commerce will want to incurr the wrath of >State again, and are not likely to issue any more licenses without State's >approval. The Office of Commercial Space is very supportive of commercial space. They want to see this take off. They will (in accordance with US law and policy) issue other licenses as needed. > Ref USBI and CYSA - there were lots of reports in the media in the >summer that an export license had been issued to USBI. However, I >never saw a formal announcement. I attended the Vandeburg Space >Week conference at the end of July, where Norman Bowles, Associate >Director of Licensing Programs at the Department of >Transportation stated strongly that the reports in the media were >incorrect, and that no formal approval had been given. This is true. The anouncement was that approval would be given, not that it had been given. Final approval needed changes to federal policy which where to be included in the new space policy. > I still have not seen a formal announcement. Have you ? My understanding is that formal approval is either done or very soon. I have seen copies of the policy changes needed. BTW, the entire policy is still in the works but the parts needed to approve Cape York where accelerated so permission could be given on time. This amounts to a very strong show of support from the administration and the space council. Allen -- +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Allen W. Sherzer| I had a guaranteed military sale with ED-209. Renovation | | aws@iti.org | programs, spare parts for 25 years. Who cares if it | | | works or not? - Dick Jones, VP OCP Security Concepts |