"There was no satellite! No satellite at all! When we said 'satellite' before we meant 'research flight.' Low altitude research flight with no satellite! No satellite here!"
Posted on 08/19/2008 9:03:48 PM PDT by Perdogg
Iran's attempted satellite launch was a failure that fell far short of claimed successes, U.S. security officials said on Tuesday, but an analyst said the test still marked progress toward a potential weapon.
"The attempted launch failed," a U.S. intelligence official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
"The vehicle failed shortly after liftoff and in no way reached its intended position," the official said. "It could be characterized as a dramatic failure."
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
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Gee, and allah didn’t help get this piece of crap into the sky?
bttt
"There was no satellite! No satellite at all! When we said 'satellite' before we meant 'research flight.' Low altitude research flight with no satellite! No satellite here!"
It’s not easy to shoot a goat into orbit.
Don’t they also have some great “deadly” torpedos, rockets, jet fighters, etc?
I’m waiting news on their new aircrap, excuse me, I meant aircraft carrier, submarine, etc.
That is good news. No Omid for you!
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Left out the pig grease. Gyro failure.
If they ever get a satellite into orbit, I say we use it for target practice.
“Iran Succeeds In Testing Ballistic Missile System”
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