Reply to post: Re: Permission?

Astroboffins may have raged at Elon's emissions staining the sky, but all those satellites will be more boon than bother

JohnFen

Re: Permission?

> Space is not owned by America (much as they think it is), it is available to all nations.

True. But what Musk needs US licensing for isn't the use of space, it's the use of US ground stations and launching points. No US permission for anything is needed if neither of those things will be used.

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