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Communication Lost With Indian Moon Satellite

Posted by timothy on from the that's-a-shame dept.

stoolpigeon writes "All communication links with the only Indian satellite orbiting the Moon have been lost, India's space agency says. Radio contact with the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft was lost abruptly early on Saturday, said India's Bangalore-based Space Research Organization (ISRO)."

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  1. obligatory comment by girlintraining · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... Are they sure that was a moon?

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    1. Re:obligatory comment by girlintraining · · Score: 3, Funny

      scratches head I'm trying to figure out how the first comment to the story could be "redundant". Hey, moderator who did that: You're a moron. Also, you will never have enough mod points to defeat me. nyaaaah. -_- Okay... my childish needs are satisfied for the afternoon.

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    2. Re:obligatory comment by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      It means "we've heard that joke too much & are sick of it." Your code word for this is obligatory, but since there's no "-1 Obligatory" the moderator used "-1 Redundant" which is actually a pretty common usage.

    3. Re:obligatory comment by girlintraining · · Score: 1, Funny

      It means "we've heard that joke too much & are sick of it." Your code word for this is obligatory, but since there's no "-1 Obligatory" the moderator used "-1 Redundant" which is actually a pretty common usage.

      *shrug* I hear star wars references at work at least once a day. I didn't think it was possible for them to get sick of it. I'm going with the notion that the moderator in question shorted himself on caffeine and hates life.

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    4. Re:obligatory comment by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      India's not far form Africa. Maybe it wasn't "lost" at all. Maybe it was stolen by a MOON CRICKET! Like maybe the moon cricket thought it looked like a bicycle or something.

    5. Re:obligatory comment by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      That would explain why he can't draw for shit.

    6. Re:obligatory comment by lastgoodnickname · · Score: 1, Funny

      It's no mod, its a TRAP!

  2. Clearly... by SteveFoerster · · Score: 5, Funny

    They must have asked it something that wasn't on the script!

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    1. Re:Clearly... by russlar · · Score: 4, Funny

      That's no call centre, that's the Moon!

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    2. Re:Clearly... by cbiltcliffe · · Score: 2, Funny

      I dunno. Maybe they just need to call tech support....

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  3. rfc1149 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    shortly before contact was lost the system was upgraded to be rfc1149 compliant

    1. Re:rfc1149 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I think someone must have been weezing the juice...

  4. Bollywood's Apollo 13 by moon3 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey India, maned mission next time around, show us some drama.

    1. Re:Bollywood's Apollo 13 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      "Maned" mission, eh? Are they sending lions into space to orbit the moon now?

    2. Re:Bollywood's Apollo 13 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      MIssion control has quickly invested the rest of their budget in a Bollywood-made lunar landing.

    3. Re:Bollywood's Apollo 13 by 0100010001010011 · · Score: 2, Funny

      It's just a pause before it breaks out in song and dance...

      Bollywood.

  5. So they called tech support... by prisoner-of-enigma · · Score: 4, Funny

    OPERATOR: Hello, my name is Prakesh Vijay Chandrashekar Subrayaman, but please call me "Bob." What seems to be the problem today?

    MISSION CONTROL: We've lost communications with our lunar satellite.

    "BOB": I see. Well, have you tried rebooting the system?

    MC: There is no system to reboot. It's a satellite, not a PC!

    "BOB": I see. Well, have you checked to see if the power cord is plugged into the device?

    MC: Are you not listening? There is no power cord, it's a *satellite*.

    "BOB": I see. Well, sir, I'll need you to find the original CD-ROM that came with the satellite and put it into the CD-ROM drive, the turn the power off, then turn it back on again.

    MC: OK, this is getting ridiculous, "Bob". I thought this was the satellite technical support line. Do you know anything about *satellites*?

    "BOB": I see. Well, let me see what I can do. Can I place you on hold for four or five hours?

    MC: -- click --

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    1. Re:So they called tech support... by 1s44c · · Score: 2, Funny

      You sir, are completely out of touch with tech support scripts.

      You say that like it's a bad thing.

      Now go and unplug your dam satellite and hold the reset button down whilst plugging it in.

    2. Re:So they called tech support... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      You left out the part where they say in indianglish
      "BOB": We're very sorry that you are experiencing this problem. This problem is by our hand and we will take care of it. Once again, we are very sorry, now can you please begin by giving me your first name?
      MC: Mission
      "BOB": OK "Mission", can you now give me your last name?
      MC: Control
      "BOB": OK Mr. "Control", do you mind if I call you "Mission"?
      MC: Uhm, OK.
      "BOB": OK, "Mission" can you look for me on the side of your satellite and read me the service tag on the sticker?
      MC: It's in freaking space.
      "BOB": We're very sorry sir that you are becoming agitated, but we cannot find your account without the service tag to work with.
      MC: Go frak yourself.

      captcha: Mooned

    3. Re:So they called tech support... by CheeseTroll · · Score: 2, Funny

      It's Mission Control's fault, for calling the Toshiba Satellite tech support number.

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  6. data shows no sign of altitude loss, rapid decel by Locutus · · Score: 4, Funny

    Could it be that the last few seconds of data shows no sign of altitude loss and rapid deceleration?
    Maybe it ran into a rather large, mostly colorless, and smooth monolith.

    LoB

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  7. Re:Go India! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    But do not attempt landing on Europa.

  8. reboot ? by georgeav · · Score: 2, Funny

    Have they tried turning it off and on again?

    1. Re:reboot ? by snowraver1 · · Score: 5, Funny

      For the uninformed:

      When the Soviets launched Sputnik 2 a small dog was on board. The dog had been trained to monitor the primitive electronics on board. Unfortunately the dog was not that good at monitoring the life support equipment and died of suffocation. The idea lived on though but now we use monkeys. They tend to be a little smarter and they can turn dials in addition to pushing buttons. Most commercial satellites now launch with monkeys aboard.

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  9. The world is not okay by brusk · · Score: 2, Funny

    2009 was the year the Indian lunar satellite went out of control.

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  10. Re:data shows no sign of altitude loss, rapid dece by sharkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    Blessed Ganesha, it's full of cows!

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  11. Re:data shows no sign of altitude loss, rapid dece by drspliff · · Score: 2, Funny

    Enjoyed reading post, A++++ slashdotter, would read again.