Rocket Launch in New Zealand Brings Quick, Cheap Space Access

Re:Rocket Launch in New Zealand Brings Quick, Cheap Space Ac... by wbl on Sunday November 11, 2018 @02:12PM (#18427953)

ITAR restricts US parts. It does not apply to non US technology sources although Wassenar and MTCR are multilateral. It would be possible to make rockets with no ITAR covered parts. After all that's what Russia France and China have.

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Re:Rocket Launch in New Zealand Brings Quick, Cheap Space Ac... by sandworm101 on Sunday November 11, 2018 @06:18PM (#18429345)

Russian and Chinese rockets are definitely covered by ITAR. ITAR isn't a trade barrier or patent protection. It doesn't care about national origin. It applies to all export of relevant technologies from the US. So if you imported a Russian rocket into the US, its further export would be a violation of ITAR rules regardless of where that rocket first came from.

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Re:Rocket Launch in New Zealand Brings Quick, Cheap Space Ac... by wbl on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @12:47AM (#18447790)

Right, but if you are importing a Russian rocket to somewhere not US, you don't have to worry.

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