21.   A nation registers a plan with the ITU to launch a satellite and then has up to seven years to put the spacecraft in place.

22.   After the Challenger, its business surged, aided by sharp business tactics and generous government financing, and it now dominates the worldwide business of launching commercial satellites.

23.   After meeting with Kim, Putin reported that North Korea had offered to abandon its missile program if other nations would help it launch satellites into space.

24.   Building and launching satellites is one of the most popular examples of that trend.

25.   But Henry advocated launching a satellite expressly for supercluster studies because none of the planned missions would have large enough fields of view for meaningful supercluster observations.

26.   But that poses a problem, because rockets used for launching satellites are similar to rockets used for firing nuclear weapons.

27.   But those Teledesic satellites will be launched into low Earth orbit.

28.   By contracting with Chinese rocket companies to launch commercial satellites, American businesses have an incentive to help make Chinese rockets more reliable.

29.   China, which launched the satellite, has had a mixed record, with a launch failing in January.

30.   Clinton said his administration will try to make it easier for U.S. companies to work with other countries to launch satellites and to trade in technology.