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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: JHP who wrote (35203)	11/3/1998 9:22:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 132070

Hi JHP, I'll put in a plug for one of my favorite mags: spacenews.com This week's lead article: EARTH — The responses of satellite operators to the impending Nov. 17 Leonid meteor storm range from business as usual to shutting down satellite instruments and placing solar panels in a protective posture. To read more, you gotta have a subscription. FYI, the impending Leonid shower is old news to space industry analysts, and is probably factored in, but of course unforeseen disasters can change anything. IMHO, the Leonid shower is the least of Loral's problems, my take on it is that Schwartz backed the wrong horse, politically, and will suffer until someone is willing to take his side here in Washington. I don't know much about shorting stocks, but I would think it would be just wild guessing which direction either of these stocks are headed in. Also, check out DefenseNews, defensenews.com Here is a snippet:Chinese Army Is Building Anti-Satellite Laser Weapons (Washington Times, November 3, 1998, Pg. 1) The Chinese army is developing laser weapons that can destroy military satellites, and it may already be able to damage sensors on space-based reconnaissance and intelligence systems, according to a new Pentagon report. Officials said the U.S. systems most vulnerable to laser attack are photographic satellites operated by the National Reconnaissance Office and the National Security Agency's communications intercept satellites. CobaltBlue