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MICHAEL SPITZER wrote:
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> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 05:52:53 -0400 (EDT)
> From: CharlesSmith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: NASA PRESSURED TO RESCUE SATELLITE
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> NASA PRESSURED TO RESCUE COMMERCIAL SATELLITE
>
> Hughes and a satellite insurance group are pressuring NASA to
> send a Space Shuttle to rescue a lost commercial satellite. The
> 9,500 pound HS-601 Orion satellite was placed into an incorrect
> orbit by a malfunction in the Boeing/Douglas Delta III rocket.
> The proposed rescue would have NASA Shuttle astronauts catch the
> $150 million wayward satellite by hand, and re-attach a new
> rocket booster to kick it into a correct orbit for use.
>
> NASA and Hughes are locked in negotiations on the price structure
> for a Shuttle rescue but the proposed mission has also
> encountered political and technical opposition. A MIT study of
> previous NASA satellite rescues determined that the agency lost
> money and that such missions were very risky for both the Shuttle
> and the astronauts. NASA Shuttle rescues have resulted in
> repaired satellites being reused, including a Loral Intelsat that
> was later re-launched back into space by a Chinese Long March
> booster.
>
> MIT, however, concluded that NASA should not engage in such
> missions unless the satellite was considered to be a valuable
> national security asset. While it is clear that the commercial
> Orion does not qualify as a national security asset in space,
> Hughes officials noted that the satellite was intended to
> generate over a billion dollars in income.
>
> LORAL PAYS CHINESE ARMY FOR SATELLITE TIME
>
> LORAL has spent the $265 million insurance pay-off for the failed
> satellite. The Orion satellite was purchased by Loral to be
> stationed over Borneo in the Pacific for a new, high speed,
> internet connection between Asia and the United States. Loral
> was forced by the launch failure to lease satellite time for $300
> million from APT Satellite Company in Hong Kong, a venture backed
> by the Chinese Army unit COSTIND. APT stock soared on the news of
> the Loral contract. No word from the Chinese Army.
>
> CLINTON SAYS NO TO LORAL
>
> The U.S. Dept. of State has again denied LORAL's request to
> export the CHINASAT 8 satellite. Loral's license to export the
> Chinasat 8 was revoked last December following allegations that
> Loral and Hughes had transferred military space technology
> directly to the Chinese Army.
>
> State Dept. spokesman James Rubin said, "The past behavior of the
> exporting company in general is highly relevant."
>
> Industry officials are speculating that the denial is a warning
> shot from the Clinton White House aimed at Loral. Loral
> officials are reported to be co-operating with FBI investigators
> in the CHINA-GATE scandal. One allegation making waves is that
> Loral officials have pointed the finger at Bill Clinton, stating
> that he offered waivers for satellite exports to the Chinese
> Army. The sudden flurry of allegations has led to a chill in the
> formerly close relationship between Loral and the Clinton
> administration.
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