"No, no, none of them are acceptable!"
As a superpower, America of course had its own standards of operation, and John couldn't feign ignorance and let the Aerospace Development Committee get away with doing nothing. However, their demands were too outrageous.
Not to mention, if satellite launch restrictions on sensitive components were lifted, opening the launch orders to them would mean losing over 30% of the business. Capitalism was ruthless and their competitive pricing was well known.
Docking rights for the survey ships? That was out of the question unless they allowed each other's vessels to dock and inflict mutual harm.
The idea of establishing a Normalized Space Rescue Organization did intrigue John, though; he sensed some room for maneuver and felt they could discuss it to a limited extent.
But this was unlikely to satisfy their appetite.
John thought for a moment:
