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

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

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

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

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

    But do not attempt landing on Europa.

  4. 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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