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Official Says U.S. Space Industry Needs To Use Foreign Suppliers To Enter Foreign Markets; Commerce Department Agency To Be ‘Facilitator’ For U.S. Industry

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Monday, June 23rd, 2008

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Global demand for space-based capabilities will continue its rapid growth, and the U.S. government should aid U.S. industry as it seeks business overseas, a Commerce Department official said. Ed Morris, director of the Office of Space Commercialization in the Department of Commerce, spoke before a Space Transportation Association luncheon at a restaurant on Capitol Hill. "There is no doubt that worldwide demand for space-based capabilities will continue to grow," Morris said. "And the government should be a facilitator for U.S.…

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