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To: Valueman who wrote (5764)	7/15/1999 12:45:00 PM
From: Rocket Scientist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29987

Good point that I'd forgotten, VMan, re: satellite replenishment. If the failure rate is even half what you said, and given the constellation's relative inability to work with "gaps," Irid's maintenance costs will be substantially higher than G*s. There ought to be a way to use the Irid birds in "bent pipe" mode for something, however...Loral or Orbi ought to be thinking about it...I hate the thought of all that space h/w going completely to waste.

To: Valueman who wrote (5764)	7/15/1999 12:51:00 PM
From: Jeff Vayda	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29987

Vman: you said Remember they expect 1 failure every 2 months. Also remember that the first birds, if memory serves, were launched in May of 1997(?). That means they are getting long of tooth(in Iridium years). Fine point, I* has been quoting a 10% yearly replenishment rate for the sats. (no doubt due to the requirement to justify the huge payments they are (were?) giving to Mot - what is it $600 mil a year?) Also ...long in the tooth (Iridium years), dont you mean (DOG years)? LOL Mot is correct to complain that the other members are not putting up any money. As a matter of fact Lockheed and Sprint have done nothing to support the constellation at all. Maybe they are pissed at the sweet deal Mot got. Then again they should have known better. Mot has made their money on I*, sure they would like to make more, but they proved their point and put up the sats. They pioneered the assembly line approach and certainly learned a lot as to what tests they should and shouldn't make.(So many have failed on orbit, I would hope they learned something!) Jeff Vayda

To: Valueman who wrote (5764)	7/15/1999 3:51:00 PM
From: djane	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 29987

Boeing has cash for investments - CFO [Does anyone think BA could have their eye on LOR/GSTRF? Didn't BA just back away from Ellipso? Just a thought, djane] Thursday July 15, 3:24 pm Eastern Time Boeing has cash for investments - CFO NEW YORK, July 15 (Reuters) - Aerospace giant Boeing Co. is looking at opportunitites to grow its business and has cash for investments, Chief Financial Officer Debby Hopkins said Thursday. ''We have a beehive of activity in looking at opportunities to grow this business,'' Hopkins said during a luncheon briefing in New York. ''We clearly have cash and we have the ability to do some investments.'' Earlier Thursday, Hopkins told analysts and reporters that the company does not expect to make any more significant divestitures. Hopkins said the investments could be made ''to expand something we are already doing today'' or ''adjacent opportunities,'' such as in its engineering services business. ''Most of the things we're looking at are triple-digit type opportunities,'' Hopkins told reporters during the briefing. When asked if the company would have enough cash to buy back stock, make acquisitions and fund a new aircraft program, Hopkins said, ''I feel very comfortable that we have the ability today to juggle those things.'' More Quotes and News: The Boeing Co (NYSE:BA - news) Related News Categories: IPOs, US Market News Help Copyright © 1999 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.

To: Valueman who wrote (5764)	7/16/1999 11:32:00 AM
From: djane	Respond to of 29987

Options week rumor on LOR/WCOM (via LOR yahoo thread) Top>Business and Finance>Stocks>Services>Communications Services>LOR (Loral Space/Communication) news by: lander2000 16986 of 16988 rumer that LOR will make anouncment regarding mci-worldcom. the 2 bernie's will be in bed together. my college room mate over- heard this. he is with world com in Jackson Miss. Yes, this is a rumer, but i thought "yall" would like to her it. my roomie is also the reason I bought skytell at 15 1/2. of course all you rocket scientists know its a good buy anyway. Posted: 07/16/1999 09:27 am EDT as a reply to: Msg 16985 by Tastychap