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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. You were talking like it was the end of the world by Rheingold · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Anyone else reminded of "1999 was the year that the Indian nuclear satellite went out of control."?

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  2. Re:Mumbai by dvNull · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Thanks.

    As an Indian living in the US, it was quite a morning for me as I tried to get in touch with relatives in Mumbai to make sure that they are all right.

    Kind of scary too, as when I am in Mumbai I almost always take the trains there.