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Originally posted by BatRay
Darn those xenophobes.
Xanthochroi eventually nonchalantly observe people, hesitating often because incomprehensibleness confounds.
Ha! 
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Hey Loopy!
Nope it sure wasn't (thanks goodness). My part of the affair is the ground segment and the satellites themselves rather than the rocket. It DID impact my work though because they were planning to use the Ariane 5 V2 for the Rosetta launch later this month and they are officially grounded pending new tests and simulations. According to the press release, the cryogenic cooling system tubes that cool the rocket nozzeles cracked and spilled coolant on a nozzle in flight, causing it to disintegrate. that meant that the thrust from one side was greater than from the other and caused the rocket to become unstable in flight..... After that happens, BOOM and out go the lights automatically - no choice there.....
They did manage to get an Ariane 4 and a 5V1 launched successfully in the last couple of weeks though.
We are looking at using an Ariane 5 V1 (original) that has a good track record but we need to find out if it has the thrust to get us where we need to be.... Rosetta will not orbit earth but rather will go chasing a comet so the boost is actually a ballistic trajectory away from earth. We will know what is planned by the middle of next week. We HAVE to launch by 1st week of Feb in order to be in the right window or we can forget the mission totally.....
But as to BatRay's
Incomprehensibleness, all I have to say is
Indecently Nude Canines On
Motorcycle Patrol Ran Effusively, Hoping Nobody Saw Incredibly Blatantly Licentious Evidence. Nonetheless, Everybody Saw Something!
If incomprehensibleness is what you want, you get what you asked for!
Bret
