It might seem unnecessary or even silly to applaud government regulators for handing down a common-sense decision, but sanity should never be taken for granted in the realm of U.S. space-technology export policy. Which is why the U.S. State Department deserves at least some credit for exempting Virgin Galactic from having to obtain export licenses to fly non-U.S. citizens aboard its SpaceShipTwo suborbital space vehicle, now in testing.
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