Iranian satellite fails to enter into orbit during fourth consecutive unsuccessful launch

Washington Examiner ^ | February 9, 2020 | Tim Pearce

[kevcol]

Iran has failed another attempt at launching a satellite into space.

Iran attempted to launch a domestically-built "Zafar" satellite into space, but the rocket did not gain enough speed to reach orbit, according to reports. News of the failure broke on Sunday, two weeks after satellite imagery showed increased activity around Iran’s Imam Khomeini Space Center.

[kevcol]

[Vermont Lt]

Gee, I wonder if something is wrong with their engineering?

[firebrand]

Try rugs.

[ClearCase_guy]

I see 60% chance that something is wrong with their engineering.
I see 40% chance that were messing with ‘em.

[OSHA]

They should have donated to the Clintons.

[mad_as_he$$]

So the Iranians can’t make enough thrust to get the job done?

[Vermont Lt]

I think we are 90% messing with them.

[rktman]

Hmmm. Pretty sure the mooose limb outreach by NASA a few years back helped NASA. I mean the last human rated launch and landing vehicle was mothballed only a mere 9 years ago. Maybe they were using Boeing software? Perhaps elon can lend them a hand.

[Zhang Fei]

It’s heartening the Chinese aren’t giving them pointers. Yet.

[TalBlack]

It’s starting to look like Allah doesn’t wish it...

[SaxxonWoods]

“Nice rocket you’ve got there. Be a pity if something happened to it.”

[mass55th]

"They should have donated to the Clintons."

You mean Obama didn't send them our launch secrets along with those pallets of cash?

[Crucial]

If they can launch satellites into space they can possibly hit any country on Earth.

[Kirkwood]

“Iran, How’s your space program going?”

“Zafar, so good.”

[beethovenfan]

It is Allah’s will that you are f**k-ups.

[smvoice]

Projectile Dysfunction

[mad_as_he$$]

;-)

[Spktyr]

If today’s launch is any indication, they could hit any country on earth - in the sense of they don’t seem to have the control part down pat and it could come down anywhere instead of the target...

[heavy metal]

maybe they should promise it 72 virgins...

[wildcard_redneck]

That’s just sad, they really screwed the goat! Russian and America were doing that stuff in the late 50s Without without the benefit of stealing technology from people who been doing it for 65 years. Admittedly we stole the tech from the Germans but we won it fair and square the hard way.