****-colored ones lose another launcher

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1012/25gslv/

Must have been a 'programming error' I reckon.

On 12/25/2010 11:12 AM, Dave U. Random wrote:
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1012/25gslv/

Must have been a 'programming error' I reckon.

The next time Mr. Random needs his troublesome computer repaired and
seeks advice from the telephone on how to do that, let me assure you
that there is a very good chance that the advice he receives shall prove
futile in that regard, and indeed only come after many, many, minutes of
listening to some of our fine music from Bollywood movies, for he is a
most impolite person.

That's some service tower they've got there; looks like something
straight out of a Gerry and Sylvia Anderson TV show.
And when that rocket blows, it _really_ blows:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otwGH9YU6_A
There's stuff flying all over the place.

Pat

Pat Flannery wrote in
dakotatelephone:


That's some service tower they've got there; looks like something
straight out of a Gerry and Sylvia Anderson TV show.
And when that rocket blows, it _really_ blows:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otwGH9YU6_A
There's stuff flying all over the place.

And typically, the big solid core kept right on going...

Here's hoping the GSLV Mk III will be more reliable.

--Damon

On 12/25/2010 7:42 PM, Pat Flannery wrote:


That's some service tower they've got there; looks like something
straight out of a Gerry and Sylvia Anderson TV show.
And when that rocket blows, it _really_ blows:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otwGH9YU6_A
There's stuff flying all over the place.

Another view of the launch and break-up he
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t33SXyAWOII
That's the launcher that uses a solid-fueled core stage with four
liquid-fueled strap-ons, a fairly odd way of doing things by western
standards.

Pat

On 12/25/2010 7:54 PM, Pat Flannery wrote:
Another view of the launch and break-up he
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t33SXyAWOII
That's the launcher that uses a solid-fueled core stage with four
liquid-fueled strap-ons, a fairly odd way of doing things by western
standards.

Newest info is that the commands from the guidance system telling the
four strap-ons how to gimbal their engines for steering were not
received by them:
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1012/25gslv/

Pat

God Dave, you are such a ****ing racist asshole. They may be brown,
but you have **** for brains you ****ing moron.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13qeX98tAS8

Let's recall the problems we had when we were building rockets for the
first time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13qeX98tAS8

Let's also marvel at the success of Space-X efforts to date.

In article
tatelephone,
says...

On 12/25/2010 7:54 PM, Pat Flannery wrote:
Another view of the launch and break-up he
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t33SXyAWOII
That's the launcher that uses a solid-fueled core stage with four
liquid-fueled strap-ons, a fairly odd way of doing things by western
standards.

Newest info is that the commands from the guidance system telling the
four strap-ons how to gimbal their engines for steering were not
received by them:
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1012/25gslv/

In other words, complete loss of control during first stage burn leading
to loss of vehicle and payload. Not good.

Jeff
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In article KPCdnWBws8XWPYvQnZ2dnUVZ_q-
hdakotatelephone, says...

Another view of the launch and break-up he
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t33SXyAWOII
That's the launcher that uses a solid-fueled core stage with four
liquid-fueled strap-ons, a fairly odd way of doing things by western
standards.

Fairly odd is an understatement. Any word on what caused the failure?

Jeff
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Jeff Findley wrote:
In article KPCdnWBws8XWPYvQnZ2dnUVZ_q-
hdakotatelephone, says...
That's the launcher that uses a solid-fueled core stage with four
liquid-fueled strap-ons, a fairly odd way of doing things by western
standards.

Fairly odd is an understatement.

Budget constraints?