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Export Control & Dual-Use Technology

The regulation of space technologies that have both civilian and military uses — rockets, sensors, and satellites — controlling their transfer across borders. It shapes who can build and buy space hardware, and is a persistent tension in the global space industry.

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  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.