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So what are the odds that they could get an export license?

Depends a *whole lot* on where it's going. And also, I'm told, on whether
you are willing to spend the money to get a really good export lawyer and
have him push hard.

Is VirginGalactic.com planning to launch from inside the US?

I don't remember anything being said about this issue... but it can hardly
have escaped their notice that there are serious practical advantages to
putting the operation in an area with generally clear weather and plenty
of uncrowded airspace. That is to say, the US southwest clearly wins big
over the UK for this, and the reduction in legal hassles is not entirely
insignificant either.
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