Regulations on Satellite-Based Research Still Pose Problems for Colleges

New federal regulations governing satellite-based research do not go far enough in allowing American scientists to work with foreign colleagues and students, according to university researchers who have been petitioning the State Department for two years to change its policies.

University officials concede that the regulations include one unquestionably helpful change. The State Department, which oversees satellite technology, will no longer compel academic scientists to obtain written

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