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2005-10-10 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russia halts rocket launches after European satellite failure

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Posted by Steve White 2005-10-10 00:29|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sometimes I think we're wasting a lot of money on ABM projects.

Posted by Shipman 2005-10-10 09:49|| 2005-10-10 09:49|| Front Page Top

#2 "It was carrying the European Space Agency's Cryosat satellite, which monitors depletion of the polar ice-cap and gives vital clues on climate change."

I think that could have been phrased better.

It's a great loss. Whichever side of the global warming fence you sit on, CryoSat would have produced incontrovertible and very useful data concerning ice mass dynamics in the Arctic Ocean. Bummer.

Posted by Bulldog 2005-10-10 13:55|| 2005-10-10 13:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Ever watch your dream die?

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-10-10 14:13|| 2005-10-10 14:13|| Front Page Top

#4 /kid raises hand frantically waving to the teacher.

the polar Kaputnik

Posted by Angomonter Grinert5825 2005-10-10 23:01|| 2005-10-10 23:01|| Front Page Top

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