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Arianespace Ready for Liftoff
stuckinarut writes to tell us Arianespace is reporting that their newest Ariane dual-satellite ECA mission rolled out of the assembly building and is set for a launch today (Nov 12) at 2345 GMT. This flight is set to demonstrate the massive lift capacity of nearly 10,000 kg and is currently the "only commercial vehicle that can launch two mainstream telecommunications satellite payloads on the same mission."
...we only blew up one satellite at a time.
Wow, if only these highly experienced businessmen with the skill, judgement and determination to make it to the top of large multinational companies had just thought to read Slashdot they could have saved themselves millions by reading your post.
I bet they never even thought of the money they could save. Companies today, huh ? Splashing around millions and millions of pounds as if there's no tomorrow.
A new Ariane and the Galileo GPS well under way, it seems Europe is into the space race in a very commercial way.
What race is that?
The physical communal activity that the current state of the world's governmental space programs most resembles is a 'Fun Run,' no winner, no loser, just something they do so they can wear the t-shirt to the neighborhood barbecue.
Government A:We just launched another satellite.
Government B:We have plans to land on the Moon within a decade.
Government C:We've been to the Moon!
Government D:Allegedly.
Governments A, B, D:<snicker>
Government C:Screw you guys, I'm going home.
"There are no facts, only interpretations." --Friedrich Nietzsche.
According to an inside source, the postponement came as a result of several of their servers becoming overwhelmed causing shutdown, when the news was posted on a very popular "Geek" website known as Slashdot.
No conformist ever made history.