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The Indian GSLV-F06 rocket is seen before its ill-fated launch in Sriharikota, India on Saturday, Dec. 25. The unmanned rocket, which was carrying a communications satellite, blew up in its first stage after launching from the Sriharikota space center.
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An Indian Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle blasts off carrying a satellite Saturday, Dec. 25.
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A rocket explodes in mid-air shortly after its launch in Sriharikota. This marks the second failure for the Indian Space Research Organization this year. A previous developmental flight of the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle mission failed in April, causing the rocket to plunge into the Bay of Bengal.
A rocket carrying an Indian communications satellite exploded seconds after lift-off from a launchpad in the country's south on Saturday, officials said, in a potential setback for its commercial space business.
The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) exploded in the first stage of the flight, leaving a trail of smoke and fire. The initial launch of the GSAT-5P satellite had been pushed back because of an engine defect.
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Somebody messed up the fuel formula, too much rice and beans!
OOPS< try again!
It was probably the engineer's fault. I've seen their industrial electrical transformers that are built in the Idaho, do the exact same thing. BLOW THE F*** UP. You get, what you pay for.....
DAAAAAAAANG, To bad, it wasn't even the 4th of July...!!!
OH! I am sporting a tremendous woody in antisipation of the next launching, Seheeb!
At least the next time around when India launches their rocket into space the design will be better and most likely cost less to put into space which is a plus for India. Everytime a mishap occurs money is put into desiging better systems that will accomplish the mission next time around.