Saturday, July 15, 2006

Indian Telecom Satellite Disintegrates on Liftoff

Via The Los Angeles Times.

India's attempts to launch its heaviest satellite failed Monday, when the rocket carrying it went into a tailspin about a minute after blastoff and disintegrated, a space official said.

Scientists at the control center were stunned into silence as the rocket carrying the 2.2-ton telecommunications satellite veered off its course.

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