Mobius Forum Archive

The world is safe!....
 
Notifications
Clear all

The world is safe!.... for now

7 Posts
7 Users
0 Reactions
32 Views
(@nukeallthewhales_1722027993)
Posts: 1044
Noble Member
Topic starter
 

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7087910.stm

Quote:


The launch of the UK's Skynet 5B military communications satellite from French Guiana has been delayed.
The spacecraft's Ariane rocket has developed an electronic problem in one of its solid fuel boosters and will be rolled back to an inspection shed.
The flight, originally timed for Friday night, is not now expected to take place until Monday at the earliest.
The 3.6bn Skynet project is designed to give British commanders access to more information, much faster.
"We tried to understand what's going on [in the electronic equipment] but unfortunately we did not succeed," explained Jean-Yves Le Gall from Arianespace, the company which runs the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana.
"We are now taking the launch vehicle back to the Final Assembly Building where we will investigate the equipment and replace it."
The countdown was stopped six hours, two minutes and 34 seconds before the scheduled lift-off.


Quote:


The launch of the UK's Skynet 5B military communications satellite from French Guiana has been delayed.


Quote:


SKYNET


 
(@one-tru-blu)
Posts: 2097
Noble Member
 

I bet Arnie had something to do with this.

Somehow.

 
(@steebay31)
Posts: 2610
Famed Member
 

I AM A MAHCHINE

 
(@psxphile_1722027877)
Posts: 5772
Illustrious Member
 

"RIGHT-O GENTS IT'S ANOTHER SUPER COMPUTER WITH UNFETTERED ACCESS TO ALL GLOBAL WEAPONRY GONE MAD SO...
MURDER AND MAYHEM, STANDARD PROCEDURE."

 
 THS
(@ths)
Posts: 3666
Famed Member
 

what stupid sod thought to call it skynet

 
(@hiro0015)
Posts: 2915
Famed Member
 

I would laugh if they got sued for copyright infringement.

 
(@john-taylor_1722027898)
Posts: 1827
Noble Member
 

NEEDS MOAR OCP.

 
Share: