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China

Curious Timing

By Keith Cowing

NASA Watch

September 26, 2008

Scientist accused of bribery, aiding China, Daily Press

“An internationally recognized scientist based at the Applied Research Center in Newport News has been arrested and charged with violating federal arms controls by illegally exporting launch data to help China’s space program.”

U.S. man charged with exporting space data to China, Reuters

“A physicist from Virginia was arrested on Wednesday on charges of illegally exporting space launch technical data and services to China and offering bribes to Chinese government officials, the Justice Department said.”

Virginia Physicist Arrested for Illegally Exporting Space Launch Data to China and Offering Bribes to Chinese Officials, Department of Justice