[Frank_Discussion]

The launcher is an old Russian ICBM, and some of the program team is international. It brings up export control issues. The process of approval took so long because no one successfully charted those legal waters in the past. TransOrbital was the pioneer.

[GATOR NAVY]

Ok, maybe I can grumpily see the the State Dept. input now, but where does NOAA come in? I notice the article didn't say where they plan to launch from.