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Why is that? I've understood that the US places restrictions on payloads that carry cameras, and from that alone, I could see that getting out from under those

Why is that? I've understood that the US places restrictions on payloads that carry cameras, and from that alone, I could see that getting out from under those restrictions could be valuable. But what else?

sandworm101 6y ago
>> But what else? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Traffic_in_Arms_Regulations#Classification_of_Defense_Articles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Traffic_in_Arms_... IV: Launch Vehicles, Guided Missiles, Ballistic Missiles, Rockets, Torpedoes, Bombs and Mines V: Explosives and Energetic Materials, Propellants, Incendiary Agents and Their Constituents XII: Fire Control, Range Finder, Optical and Guidance and Control Equipment XV: Spacecraft Systems and Associated Equipment https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=86008bdffd1fb2e79cc5df41a180750a&node=22:1.0.1.13.58 https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=86008bdffd1fb2e79c... (1) Rockets, SLVs, and missiles capable of delivering at least a 500-kg payload to a range of at least 300 km (MT); (2) Rockets, SLVs, and missiles capable of delivering less than a 500-kg payload to a range of at least 300 km (MT); [...] (12) Thrusters (e.g., spacecraft or rocket engines) using bi-propellants or mono-propellant that provide greater than 150 lbf (i.e., 667.23 N) vacuum thrust (MT for rocket motors or engines having a total impulse capacity equal to or greater than 8.41 × 10^5 newton seconds); (13) Control moment gyroscope (CMG) specially designed for spacecraft; And lots more stuff.
p_l 6y ago
Just talking with a supplier while integrating your payload under ITAR can bring enough problems. Hell, US military sales, directly approved by Department of State, ended sometimes canceled because despite the usual circus of bribery involved ITAR was just that much of an impediment.

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Why is that? I've understood that the US places restrictions on payloads that carry cameras, and from that alone, I could see that getting out from under those

by myself248 6y ago

sandworm101 6y ago
>> But what else? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Traffic_in_Arms_Regulations#Classification_of_Defense_Articles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Traffic_in_Arms_... IV: Launch Vehicles, Guided Missiles, Ballistic Missiles, Rockets, Torpedoes, Bombs and Mines V: Explosives and Energetic Materials, Propellants, Incendiary Agents and Their Constituents XII: Fire Control, Range Finder, Optical and Guidance and Control Equipment XV: Spacecraft Systems and Associated Equipment https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=86008bdffd1fb2e79cc5df41a180750a&node=22:1.0.1.13.58 https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=86008bdffd1fb2e79c... (1) Rockets, SLVs, and missiles capable of delivering at least a 500-kg payload to a range of at least 300 km (MT); (2) Rockets, SLVs, and missiles capable of delivering less than a 500-kg payload to a range of at least 300 km (MT); [...] (12) Thrusters (e.g., spacecraft or rocket engines) using bi-propellants or mono-propellant that provide greater than 150 lbf (i.e., 667.23 N) vacuum thrust (MT for rocket motors or engines having a total impulse capacity equal to or greater than 8.41 × 10^5 newton seconds); (13) Control moment gyroscope (CMG) specially designed for spacecraft; And lots more stuff.
p_l 6y ago
Just talking with a supplier while integrating your payload under ITAR can bring enough problems. Hell, US military sales, directly approved by Department of State, ended sometimes canceled because despite the usual circus of bribery involved ITAR was just that much of an impediment.