On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 18:55:42 +0000, Craig Fink wrote:

On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 08:21:24 -0700, ed kyle wrote:


Craig Fink wrote:
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12319764/
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NASA keeps mum on space robot's failure DART report considered too
sensitive for public release

Mr. Oberg reported that "

In DART's case, the ITAR concerns may be connected with the use of a
navigation device produced by the British-based Surrey Space Centre,
which sold a imilar version of the device to the Chinese for use in a
recent space probe.... sources have told MSNBC.com that the case may
have sparked a criminal investigation."



http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...052700702.html

Orbital Sciences built DART. Remember when the Feds raided Orbital
Sciences offices in Arizona a year or so ago?

British produced device and an ITAR violation? Did the British use USA
components in their device? Do you have a link to the story?

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...lines-business

Boeing recently got fined for a selling planes to China with a ten+ year
old, $2000, solid state gyro chip in the navigation system. Maybe it's all
related. It's in Aerobus' planes too.

http://www.systron.com/pro_QRS11.asp

The thing I find interesting is the modified dates on NASA web site wrt
DART. Possibly a violation occurred on NASA own web site, causing them to
pull then put back a bunch of stuff. Like NASA thinks it can somehow undo
the public release of information on the internet? I hope Mr. Oberg keeps
snooping.

Off topic, but interesting:

http://www.sltrib.com/contentlist/ci_3725354

begin quote
Family snubs FBI on request to see files
....
Chambless said. "Jack continually pointed out that the reason why
government agencies classify documents is to maintain political security,
not national security."

Chambless figures the FBI's request could be part
of increasing government secrecy under President Bush. The CIA recently
withdrew records from the National Archives for national security reasons.
end quote

Post-facto editing of the National Archives, hummmm

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