19 Sep
2009
19 Sep
'09
8:56 a.m.
I am sure no American firm participated.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/world/asia/26rocket.html?ref=space
We are shooting ourselves right in the derrière with ITAR. I am also certain White House is much too preoccupied with other things to deal with it.
As proof that ITAR has completely outlived its usefulness, I give this example:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/30/science/space/30india.html?ref=space
India, denied access to nearly all of our space technology here in the US and even put on denied access lists, simply goes around us and helps other nations build technical capabilities and then orbits the moon with a probe. Our involvement? Continued shooting our industries and technical status in the derrière.
Bob