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To: sandintoes who wrote (30090)	3/1/2005 2:18:37 PM
From: Carolyn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

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To: sandintoes who wrote (30090)	3/1/2005 3:18:33 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

August 19 [1997] Agila 2 satellite, formerly named Mabuhay, is successfully launched from Xichang, PRC, on a Long March 3B. Loral manufactured the satellite. THAT'S why Loral got involved. I remember that now. I didn't work on Mabuhay myself, but know many people who did. A good part of the staff for that project came from the project I was on as it wound down. February 18 [1998] President Clinton approves a waiver for the Loral-built Chinasat 8 satellite to be exported to the PRC for launch. Clinton may not have gotten formally involved till then, but exporting the knowledge used to get the Long March to a reliable state was. And Loral did not get paid by contract terms until the satellite had been successfully manufactured, launched, and completed IOC (in-orbit checkout). So Loral had a nice chunk of change (hindreds of millions) riding on getting that satellite into orbit. christusrex.org Where are Slick's defenders when you need them?