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Indian Satellite Lost in Launch Explosion

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the little-late-for-fireworks dept.

An anonymous reader writes "BBC News is reporting that the recent communications satellite launch in India has met with disaster. The satellite, designed to enhance India's telephone and communications network, was lost when the rocket carrying it veered off course and exploded. This is the second disappointment in recent launch attempts, coming just one day after the failed long-range ballistic missile test launch."

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  1. Indian Astronauts by Durrok · · Score: 5, Funny

    Monday's flight was also supposed to set the stage for an Indian mission to the Moon.

    Something tells me there may be a lack of volunteers for this now...

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    I keep telling myself I'm not the desperate type.
  2. Dang! by Morky · · Score: 5, Funny

    Rockets is hard!

  3. This just in by geekoid · · Score: 5, Funny

    Building rockets is as hard as rocket science.

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    The Kruger Dunning explains most post on /. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect
  4. It's ok by me by Harmonious+Botch · · Score: 5, Funny

    It was a communications satellite, right? Anything that limits the possibility of my tech support calls getting routed to India is just fine by me.

  5. In other news... by lelitsch · · Score: 5, Funny

    There was a small, secret "hey, our new invisible space-based laser has worked three times in a row now" party at Vandenberg AFB.