The long-awaited satellite export reform measure signed into law Jan. 3 by U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to benefit domestic satellite makers and component suppliers alike, in large part by removing the stigma and headaches associated with having space technology legally classified as weaponry, experts said.The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2013 repeals a 1999 law that placed all space-related hardware and services, regardless of sophistication or availability, on the U.S. Munitions List, a registry of sensitive technologies whose exports are tighdy controlled by the U.S. Department of State.
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