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Re:SpaceX can't broadcast Earth images because of a murky li... by phkahler on Friday April 06, 2018 @11:33AM (#16774009)
What gives that agency jurisdiction over things in orbit? This whole thing seems really strange.
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Re:SpaceX can't broadcast Earth images because of a murky li... by MBCook on Friday April 06, 2018 @12:34PM (#16774565)
The US Government has granted NOAA that authority over American companies and the things they put into orbit.

They don’t have that authority over things OTHER countries and their companies put into orbit.

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Re:SpaceX can't broadcast Earth images because of a murky li... by legalist on Friday April 06, 2018 @12:23PM (#16774446)
They have jurisdiction over the SpaceX as a US company, thus the power to force them to adhere to regs
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