U.S. Trade Representative William Brock last week took a small step for a Government official but a giant one in the matter of commercial disputes. After nearly two months of deliberation, Brock agreed to investigate the first formal charge of unfair competition in space. "This," said one staff member, "is not a frivolous complaint."
Transpace Carriers, a two-year-old Maryland firm that plans to use NASA rockets to put satellites aloft, accused Arianespace, its European rival, of using government subsidies to submit low-cost bids for American contracts. Transpace wants the French firm to charge...
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