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Chandrayaan-1 Successfully Reaches 100km Lunar Orbit

Posted by timothy on from the what-hath-man-wrought dept.

Matt_dk writes "Today, Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft has successfully reached its intended operational orbit at a height of about 100 km from the lunar surface. This followed a series of three orbit reduction manoeuvres conducted during the past three days by repeatedly firing the spacecraft's 440 Newton Liquid Engine. The next major event of Chandrayaan-1 mission planned in the coming days is the release of Moon Impact Probe (MIP) from the spacecraft and its eventual hitting of the moon's surface."

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  1. Re:Just what we needed in this financial crisis! by Arthur+Grumbine · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    NASA: Bangalore, we have problem! We think the heat shielding is starting to break up!
    Customer Service: Thank you for holding, sir, I'll be glad to help you if you can confirm the name on the account...
    NASA: Fer cryin' out loud! It's NASA!! We were told we were going to have a dedicated control center available 24/7!! We're gonna lose this ship real soon if we can't get some data from you NOW!
    Customer Service: I understand your urgency and frustration, sir. If you could be patient for just one moment while I pull up your account details...Hmmm...yes...just as I suspected. Sir, are you aware that your account appears to be $3,133,730,000.42 overdue? Would you like to pay that balance now?
    NASA: What is wrong with you?! This is an EMERGENCY!! If we don't correct that flight path in the n--
    - from the background on NASA's end comes a wail of "Oh, the humanity!" Followed by stunned silence -
    Customer Service: Sir, are you still there? Sir, about that payment...

    --
    Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure everything I just said is completely wrong.
  2. One day in Space by EEPROMS · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    [Large tentacled alien enters space station, glass doors slide open]
    Shopkeeper "Hello sir how may I be helping you"
    Queeg [vicious tone] "My name is queeg you puss filled mud breeder, show me your leader"
    Shopkeeper "Sorry sir but the manager is not being in right now, would you like some jelly dogs, they are on special"
    Queeg "hmm, they look good, give me two"
    [a few minutes later alien leaves space station]
    Shopkeeper [calls out] "thank you be coming again"
    [Alien stops outside glass doors looks at food in tentacles]
    Queeg "what the ...."