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Solar Sail Launch Failure Confirmed

Creedo writes "Russian space officials announced today that the yesterday's solar sail vehicle launch has indeed failed."

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  1. MP and the Holy Grail by ZerocarboN · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Listen, lad. I've built this kingdom up from nothing.
    When I started here, all there was was swamp. The king said I was
    daft to build a castle in a swamp, but I built it all the same,
    just to show 'em. It sank into the swamp. So, I built a second
    one. That sank into the swamp. So I built a third one. That
    burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp. But the fourth
    one stayed up. An' that's what your gonna get, lad -- the strongest
    castle in these islands.

    Wow, very synonimous!

  2. Two Obligatory Posts in One Story! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Solar Sail Launch Failure Confirmed?

    Well, it was going to be said inevitably, I'll combine the two obligatory posts here:

    In Soviet Russia, Netcraft confirms solar sail is dying.

    Or maybe: Netcraft confirms BSD is dying. In Soviet Russia, you confirm spacecraft is dying!

  3. I think I speak for everyone when I say... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    God dammit! FUCK!

  4. moD up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
  5. Fox News... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In Soviet Russia, the government engauges in disinformation. In the United States, we have Fox News.

  6. was it.. by dgos78 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    a cloudy day or something?

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  7. Re:Three strikes and you're *out*... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    SirHaxalot -> Pingular -> TripMasterMonkey

  8. Re:Breaking news by richdun · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ah ha! It was all part of the "War of the Worlds" premiere. Speilberg strikes again!

  9. Re:Then why. . . by linuxrunner · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It was done so because CNN sucks... And pissing off morons like CNN watchers is fun. I mean, look at your response. Ha.

    Oh.. check out my sig.

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  10. Re:Then why. . . by smooth+wombat · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yeah, I guess actually getting news at it happens without having to wait for the spin is a bad thing.

    After all, the CNN article had quotes from the people actually running the project whereas the FOX article had some nebulous quotes from various people in Russia who couldn't figure out where the sail might be.

    Oh, and in case you're going to think about using some quote about how FOX is beating CNN in the ratings, just remember, FOXs ratings are based on those who happen to watch FOX during any given mintue. CNNs cume rating still blows FOX out of the water.

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