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Communication Lost With Indian Moon Satellite
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)."
They must have asked it something that wasn't on the script!
Space game using normal deck of cards: http://BattleCards.org
Hey India, maned mission next time around, show us some drama.
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 --
In the end they will lay their freedom at our feet and say to us, Make us your slaves, but feed us. - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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
"Anyone who stands out in the middle of a road looks like roadkill to me." --Linus
But do not attempt landing on Europa.
Blessed Ganesha, it's full of cows!
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"Outlook not so good." That magic 8-ball knows everything! I'll ask about Exchange Server next.
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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