Chinese Delivery

U.S. Corporations and the Clinton Administration are finally working together on something—perfecting Chinese missiles.

ON May 2, a Chinese Long March 2C rocket blasted off into space without a hitch. The booster lofted two U.S. Iridium satellites into space and carefully sent each on its way using state-of-the-art satellite-dispensing technology. The satellites, made by the Motorola Corp., are part of a global constellation that in a couple of years will become a worldwide cellular-telephone network. The technology for Iridium was developed under Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative.

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U.S. Corporations and the Clinton Administration are finally working together on something—perfecting Chinese missiles.

ON May 2, a Chinese Long March 2C rocket blasted off into space without a hitch. The booster lofted two U.S. Iridium satellites into space and carefully sent each on its way using state-of-the-art satellite-dispensing technology. The satellites, made by the Motorola Corp., are part of a global constellation that in a couple of years will become a worldwide cellular-telephone network. The technology for Iridium was developed under Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative.