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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. yay, i keep my dev job another month by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    douche.

  2. Re:In other news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    In other news, Pakistan is reporting that it will not seek retribution for the explosion which rocked their capital earlier this morning, as no casualties have been reported. Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Azis was quoted as saying, "Satellite my ass, you missed bitch"...

    Actually, I hear that it crashed into some trains.

  3. Re:Props to India for trying by djupedal · · Score: 0, Troll

    'Props' aren't going to get them very far, what with the thin air they will have to deal with very soon following lift-off.

    Now, on the other hand, some damn good curry, packed real tight into that shiny 1.8 meter cylinder just might be the ticket...

    ...props...I don't believe it.

    "who...?"
    "Props, man, open up!"
    "Props ain't here man!"
    "No, man! I'M PROPS, lemme in, man, I got the stuff!!"

  4. Re:Hmm... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Must be some odd gravitational flux or something.

    Perhaps caused by too much stupidity and uglyness - fucking Indians.

    "We haff teh Atomic Bumb! Bow befor us!" - Ooooh, we're soooo afraid of a nations of hideous faggots.

  5. India keep wasting money in pissing contests by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    While the Indian government keeps squandering money on silly me-too undertakings, the vast majority of the Indian population remains poorly educated, living in miserable conditions and without a basic social network. But, India, like the big guys, can launch missiles and satellites. Or, at least, try to.

  6. Better phone service? by rgspb · · Score: -1, Troll

    I don't think I want their phone service to get better. That would mean more of my "customer service" and "tech support" calls going there!