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Indian Launch Attempt Fails
A rocket carrying India's heaviest satellite has disintegrated in a ball of smoke and flame seconds after lift-off, dealing a crippling blow to the country's ambitious space programme.The 49-metre (161-foot) rocket was launched at 1205 GMT from an island off the coast of the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh, but veered off course and disintegrated about 30 seconds later, live television pictures showed. The article also contained this interesting detail: Monday's ill-fated launch of the three-stage rocket, which includes Russian-made cryogenic control systems with locally-built equipment, was an attempt to increase its capacity beyond four tons. I didn't know they had imported technology on this vehicle; I'll have to go back and go over the previous posts from this weekend. Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2006-07-10 |
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