Communication Lost With Indian Moon Satellite 186
stoolpigeon writes "All communication links with the only Indian satellite orbiting the Moon have been lost, India's space agency says. Radio contact with the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft was lost abruptly early on Saturday, said India's Bangalore-based Space Research Organization (ISRO)."
obligatory comment (Score:3, Funny)
... Are they sure that was a moon?
Clearly... (Score:5, Funny)
They must have asked it something that wasn't on the script!
rfc1149 (Score:3, Funny)
shortly before contact was lost the system was upgraded to be rfc1149 compliant
Bollywood's Apollo 13 (Score:5, Funny)
Re:obligatory comment (Score:3, Funny)
scratches head I'm trying to figure out how the first comment to the story could be "redundant". Hey, moderator who did that: You're a moron. Also, you will never have enough mod points to defeat me. nyaaaah. -_- Okay... my childish needs are satisfied for the afternoon.
Re:obligatory comment (Score:1, Funny)
It means "we've heard that joke too much & are sick of it." Your code word for this is obligatory, but since there's no "-1 Obligatory" the moderator used "-1 Redundant" which is actually a pretty common usage.
Re:Bollywood's Apollo 13 (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Clearly... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:obligatory comment (Score:1, Funny)
It means "we've heard that joke too much & are sick of it." Your code word for this is obligatory, but since there's no "-1 Obligatory" the moderator used "-1 Redundant" which is actually a pretty common usage.
*shrug* I hear star wars references at work at least once a day. I didn't think it was possible for them to get sick of it. I'm going with the notion that the moderator in question shorted himself on caffeine and hates life.
So they called tech support... (Score:4, Funny)
OPERATOR: Hello, my name is Prakesh Vijay Chandrashekar Subrayaman, but please call me "Bob." What seems to be the problem today?
MISSION CONTROL: We've lost communications with our lunar satellite.
"BOB": I see. Well, have you tried rebooting the system?
MC: There is no system to reboot. It's a satellite, not a PC!
"BOB": I see. Well, have you checked to see if the power cord is plugged into the device?
MC: Are you not listening? There is no power cord, it's a *satellite*.
"BOB": I see. Well, sir, I'll need you to find the original CD-ROM that came with the satellite and put it into the CD-ROM drive, the turn the power off, then turn it back on again.
MC: OK, this is getting ridiculous, "Bob". I thought this was the satellite technical support line. Do you know anything about *satellites*?
"BOB": I see. Well, let me see what I can do. Can I place you on hold for four or five hours?
MC: -- click --
data shows no sign of altitude loss, rapid decel (Score:5, Funny)
Maybe it ran into a rather large, mostly colorless, and smooth monolith.
LoB
Re:obligatory comment (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Go India! (Score:5, Funny)
But do not attempt landing on Europa.
reboot ? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Clearly... (Score:3, Funny)
I dunno. Maybe they just need to call tech support....
The world is not okay (Score:3, Funny)
2009 was the year the Indian lunar satellite went out of control.
Re:data shows no sign of altitude loss, rapid dece (Score:4, Funny)
Re:So they called tech support... (Score:3, Funny)
You sir, are completely out of touch with tech support scripts.
You say that like it's a bad thing.
Now go and unplug your dam satellite and hold the reset button down whilst plugging it in.
Re:obligatory comment (Score:2, Funny)
That would explain why he can't draw for shit.
Re:Bollywood's Apollo 13 (Score:2, Funny)
MIssion control has quickly invested the rest of their budget in a Bollywood-made lunar landing.
Re:reboot ? (Score:5, Funny)
When the Soviets launched Sputnik 2 a small dog was on board. The dog had been trained to monitor the primitive electronics on board. Unfortunately the dog was not that good at monitoring the life support equipment and died of suffocation. The idea lived on though but now we use monkeys. They tend to be a little smarter and they can turn dials in addition to pushing buttons. Most commercial satellites now launch with monkeys aboard.
Re:So they called tech support... (Score:1, Funny)
You left out the part where they say in indianglish
"BOB": We're very sorry that you are experiencing this problem. This problem is by our hand and we will take care of it. Once again, we are very sorry, now can you please begin by giving me your first name?
MC: Mission
"BOB": OK "Mission", can you now give me your last name?
MC: Control
"BOB": OK Mr. "Control", do you mind if I call you "Mission"?
MC: Uhm, OK.
"BOB": OK, "Mission" can you look for me on the side of your satellite and read me the service tag on the sticker?
MC: It's in freaking space.
"BOB": We're very sorry sir that you are becoming agitated, but we cannot find your account without the service tag to work with.
MC: Go frak yourself.
captcha: Mooned
Re:rfc1149 (Score:1, Funny)
Re:So they called tech support... (Score:3, Funny)
It's Mission Control's fault, for calling the Toshiba Satellite tech support number.
Re:Bollywood's Apollo 13 (Score:3, Funny)
It's just a pause before it breaks out in song and dance...
Bollywood.
Re:data shows no sign of altitude loss, rapid dece (Score:2, Funny)
Enjoyed reading post, A++++ slashdotter, would read again.
Re:obligatory comment (Score:1, Funny)