Alas, a common fallacy. You have committed a prohibited export when the stuff lands outside the USA....It's not illegal when it goes up ("by reason of the launching" and, e.g. *stays up* in orbit) but it is illegal when it comes down abroad. On Thu, 3 Oct 1996, Remo Pini wrote:
* A launch vehicle or payload shall not, by reason of the launching * of such vehicle, be considered an export for purposes of this * subchapter. Okay, everybody, call Estes! We've got some crypto to export...er...laun ch! If I get the above wording correctly (unicorn, help me!), it is sufficient to put the cryptostuff on a disc in a LAUNCHABLE device, it never says that the payload has to be delivered by air. So, just put that thing in a bag and get it through customs... (or does "by reason of ..." mean that the exclusive means of export allowed is launching ?)
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