Encryption Missing after US/China Accident
May 20
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From: mea culpa <jericho_at_dimensional.com>
Date: Wed 20 May 1998 – 20:01:52 CDT
Forwarded From: drudge@drudgereport.com
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One major issue that made Defense and State Department types nervous about the launching of U.S satellites from Chinese rockets was how to protect encryption equipment that is built into a satellite and electronically interprets commands from ground controllers who manipulate the bird once it is in orbit.
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