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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, May 27, 1989

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday. May 27. 1989 rust Case spurred smuggling try agent says Miami a a West German Pilot daredevil Landing in red Square prompted an embarrassed soviet Union to try 10 buy . Computers on the Black Market to bolster its air defences a Feder Al official charged. I Tanck o Brien the customs sen ice s top agent in Miami made the Alle gation wednesday after a Federal grand jury indicted five people and two Compa Nies on smuggling charges. The smuggling operation was based in Belgium and involved $1.8 million Worth of sensitive computer equipment which was Sci cd by . Authorities be fore it was shipped overseas he said. Of preparing for 5fh of temp to launch de a Cape canaveral Fla. Api technicians on Friday prepared a Delta 2 for a fifth launch attempt As trouble shooters studied an electrical problem that aborted the rocket s launch a second before liftoff. Air Force officials predict it will be at least next wednesday before they try spam to launch the $20 million Delta 2. Which is designed to carry a military navigation satellite into orbit for the United states and its allies. La pcs concluded thursday that most Likely an electrical problem at the launch pad caused a computer to shut Down the main engine of the Delia 2 carrying its $  
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