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House Science Committee Approves Changes To Space Law

Posted by timothy on from the wildcat-days dept.

schwit1 writes: In a series of party line votes, the House Science Committee has approved a number of changes to the laws that govern the private commercial space industry. Almost all of the changes were advocated by the industry itself, so in general they move to ease the regulatory and liability burdens that have been hampering the industry since the 2004 revisions to space law. While it is very unlikely commercial space can ever get free of strong federal regulation, these changes indicate that they can eventually get some of the worst regulations eased.

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  1. Treaty Violations by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It would seem that the US is on a path of violating every international treaty it has ever made.

    Lord of the Flies continues...

  2. I heard dis by slashmydots · · Score: 5, Funny

    I heard Obama also snuck in wording that will let him secretly declare Martian Law in Texas.