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"``There's no suspicion of foreign sabotage,'' said a National Security
Council spokesman. ``[But] the Air Force does NOT believe there's any common
TECHNICAL problem that connects these various incidents.''
"He said the CIA's involvement in the investigation was ][insert lame
excuse]["
Clinton Wants Failed Rockets Probed
By TERENCE HUNT
.c The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Clinton ordered an investigation Wednesday into
a troubling string of six U.S. rocket failures in less than nine months.
Losses have totaled $3.5 billion.
``It is vitally important that we fully understand the root causes behind the
recent launch vehicle failures and take corrective action,'' Clinton said in
a memo to Defense Secretary William Cohen.
Clinton instructed Cohen to coordinate his work with CIA Director George
Tenet and NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin and to report preliminary findings
within 90 days, with a final report due in six months. Neal Lane, the
president's assistant for science and technology, will assist in the
investigation.
``There's no suspicion of foreign sabotage,'' said National Security Council
spokesman Mike Hammer. ``The Air Force does not believe there's a common
technical problem that connects these various incidents.'' He said the CIA
was involved because it had equipment on some of the launches.
The failed rockets were carrying three military satellites, two commercial
communication satellites, and a privately owned satellite capable of taking
detailed, military-quality photographs of Earth. Two of the rockets exploded
on launch, three satellites were stuck in useless orbits and another
satellite vaporized in the atmosphere.
With 52 U.S. launches since the beginning of 1998, the six failures represent
a failure rate of more than 10 percent -- twice the rate experienced in the
previous six years. Three of the rockets were launched by the Air Force and
three by aerospace companies.
``Our national space transportation capabilities are critical to the overall
strength and stability of our commercial, civil and national security space
sectors,'' Clinton said in a memo to Cohen. ``As we enter the 21st century,
reliable access to space will be more important than ever in accomplishing
our national goals.''
The failures also are being investigated by contractors Lockheed Martin Corp.
and Boeing Co.
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