The ESA's Cryosat spacecraft was lost minutes after lift-off from the Cosmodrome

Pravda ^ | 2005-10-10 | NA

[neverdem]

Reports: Russia suspends rocket launches

UR-100N / SS-19 STILLETO

[RegulatorCountry]

Karma, perhaps? They were a bit too overly amused at US difficulties with the Hubble and a few other NASA-related incidents.

[kublia khan]

I know I should trust these brilliant minds that are working on the Global warming "Problem" but if you cannot launch the workhorse rocket of the USSR that has been in service for the last 31 years it doesn't really build my confidence in your ability's.

[Joe Boucher]

George Bush shot it down with a missle. I saw him do it and Carl Rove helped.

[Army Air Corps]

"George Bush shot it down with a missle. I saw him do it and Carl Rove helped."

You have been listening to Coast to Coast AM, haven't you? :-)

[Ole Okie]

Gaia was angry at foolish myn's attempts at mensuration?

(Hey, I'm an engineer. What do I know?)

[spanalot]

"Space agencies are investigating why a rocket carrying a European mission to map polar ice fell into the ocean"

Were they using the Russian Submarine Guidance software?

[neverdem]

SEALs launching public recruiting effort

As far as unexplained abbreviations is the UR-100N / SS-19 STILLETO link in comment# 1, I've found PBV to mean Post-Boost Vehicle, and I'll hazard that terms like CEP of 0.3 nm means as far as accuracy is concerned, the warhead has a Circular Error of Probability expressed as a radius of 0.3 nautical miles from the target. Any corrections will be appreciated.

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[monkapotamus]

You have been listening to Coast to Coast AM, haven't you? :-)

Speaking of Coast to Coast, Phil Hendrie's impersonations of Art Bell and his guests are priceless. (www.philhendrieshow.com).

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

Space agencies are investigating why a rocket carrying a European mission to map polar ice fell into the ocean.

Gravity? (Just a wild guess)

[sergeantdave]

They wanted to crash the rocket into the ice and then measure how deep the hole is, thus determining global warming.

[Eaker]

We went to the Moon with a TI-99 calculator as the onboard computer.

Engineers were running things then.

Bean counters run it now.

To be expected. This has caused NASA's failures too.

Put the Engineers back in charge.

Every profession has its place and should be utilized there.

[sgtbono2002]

Some you win---some you lose.

[null and void]

And some get rained out. Or down.

[phantomworker]

Gaia was angry at foolish myn's attempts at mensuration? (Hey, I'm an engineer. What do I know?)

Hey, let's not bash engineers, I was just getting my self-esteem back! Are you talking the Wisdom of Gaia:

http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/science/sc-jvmj.htm

or Been playing too much Nintendo (Legends of Gaia)? LOL :)

[phantomworker]

They wanted to crash the rocket into the ice and then measure how deep the hole is, thus determining global warming.

Now somehow that makes sense! LOL

[phantomworker]

Who would trust any Russian aircraft or spacecraft! Don't they still have a few cosmonauts floating around in space along with the other debris they have left out there?

[thackney]

why a rocket carrying a European mission to map polar ice fell into the ocean

Obviously it is a ploy by big oil to hide global warming.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[gortklattu]

All that rocket fuel causes global warming. They were just trying to save energy.