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Commerce Dept. Seeks Input on Changes to Space Export Controls

By Rachel Jewett

Wednesday, November 6th, 2024

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Commerce Dept. Seeks Input on Changes to Space Export Controls

Department of Commerce building. Photo: Tim Evanson (Flickr)

The U.S. government recently released four rulemakings on space export control designed to strengthen private sector space activity and improve international collaboration. The Department of Commerce and Department of State released four space export control rulemakings on Oct. 17. The Departments are seeking comments on three of the four rules and comments are due on Nov. 22. These are the first significant changes in space export controls in more than a decade, Chirag Parikh, deputy assistant to the president and executive secretary of the National Space…

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