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Space Forum / Shuttle / February 20046 Reported Dead After Blast At India's Space Center
6 Reported Dead After Blast At India's Space Center POSTED: 11:34 am EST February 23, 2004 MADRAS, India -- An explosion set off a fire today at India's main space center, killing at least six people, police said. Flames erupted at the solid propellant plant at the government's Dhawan Space Center, on Sriharikota Island just off India's southeastern coast, the center's spokesman, K. Ravindran, told The Associated Press. Six people have died in the fire, according to police officials in the Nellore district in coastal Andhra Pradesh state. Ravindran did not immediately confirm the casualty figure. "Some people have been hurt. We don't know the extent of their injuries. They are under medical supervision now," Ravindran said. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known. The space center is the main launch base of the Indian Space Research Organization and has been used to launch several Indian, German, Korean and Belgian satellites. The center processes solid propellants used in satellites, conducts ground tests and has launchpads for rockets. India has looked increasingly into space in recent years, and top officials have vowed to put an Indian astronaut on the moon. http://www.local6.com/news/2866747/detail.html <snip> > India has looked increasingly into space in recent years, and top > officials have vowed to put an Indian astronaut on the moon. I guess that'll happen when America offshore's its space program to India? har har har > http://www.local6.com/news/2866747/detail.html >I guess that'll happen when America offshore's its space program to India? >har har har The project is well under way. Its its more profitable move it to india:( >>I guess that'll happen when America offshore's its space program to India? >>har har har > > The project is well under way. Its its more profitable move it to india:( Well look at it this way... When 6 people die at NASA they spend 2 years having some f--king committee look at the problem. When 6 people die at a space center in india, they hire 6 new people fix the problem and get back to work >Well look at it this way... > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >When 6 people die at a space center in india, they hire 6 new people >fix the problem and get back to work Such a caring attitude. Of course India diodnt loose a irreplaceable orbiter, have debris over many states, or a screwed up management organization. Well management was likely at fault but its too soon to tell. Other peeoples dont value life as we do, just look at the terrorists who smile as they kill themselves taking out others, going to heaven with virgins Most people in the US abhore unnecessary death >Well management was likely at fault but its too soon to tell. Interesting how you are ready to lay blame without a shred of proof. D.  SignatureThe STS-107 Columbia Loss FAQ can be found at the following URLs: Text-Only Version: http://www.io.com/~o_m/columbia_loss_faq.html Enhanced HTML Version: http://www.io.com/~o_m/columbia_loss_faq_x.html Corrections, comments, and additions should be e-mailed to om@io.com, as well as posted to sci.space.history and sci.space.shuttle for discussion. >>Well management was likely at fault but its too soon to tell. > >Interesting how you are ready to lay blame without a shred of proof. In GENERAL management TODAY tries to do too much with too little. Wonder if thats true in India too? Note I said too soon to tell. >>>Well management was likely at fault but its too soon to tell. >> >>Interesting how you are ready to lay blame without a shred of proof. > >In GENERAL management TODAY tries to do too much with too little. Wonder if >thats true in India too? In SPECIFIC that has nothing at all to do with the statement I made. You are up to you old tricks of claiming something, then trying to claim you either never said it, or meant something else entirely. (Though believing the latter generally requires redefining the English lanquage.) D. SignatureThe STS-107 Columbia Loss FAQ can be found at the following URLs: Text-Only Version: http://www.io.com/~o_m/columbia_loss_faq.html Enhanced HTML Version: http://www.io.com/~o_m/columbia_loss_faq_x.html Corrections, comments, and additions should be e-mailed to om@io.com, as well as posted to sci.space.history and sci.space.shuttle for discussion. > When 6 people die at NASA they spend 2 years having some f--king > committee look at the problem. > > When 6 people die at a space center in india, they hire 6 new people > fix the problem and get back to work Actually they're doing the same thing. They're both fixing the problems and getting back to work. Unfortunately, the shuttle is touted by NASA as the most complex spacecraft ever flown (or something like that). Problems with solid rocket fuel plants are likely easier to solve because they involve less complex machines. Jeff SignatureRemove "no" and "spam" from email address to reply. If it says "This is not spam!", it's surely a lie. > <snip> > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I guess that'll happen when America offshore's its space program to India? > har har har Like the US is a shining light... Search on nevada "ammonium perchlorate" explosion > > India has looked increasingly into space in recent years, and top > > officials have vowed to put an Indian astronaut on the moon. > > I guess that'll happen when America offshore's its space program to India? > har har har Don't laugh. There are plenty of jobs already headed to India. In addition to things like "call centers", lots of computer programming jobs are already there. Engineering jobs will be next. It costs next to nothing to ship a CAD/CAM/CAE part around the world with PDM software to help manage things. Any job that involves sitting behind a computer for the duration of the work day is a likely candidate for shipping overseas. Jeff SignatureRemove "no" and "spam" from email address to reply. If it says "This is not spam!", it's surely a lie. > Don't laugh. There are plenty of jobs already headed to India. In > addition to things like "call centers", lots of computer programming > jobs are already there. I read where Dell Computers moved their call center overseas, perhaps to India, and then had to move it back to the United States because customers kept complaining that they could not understand the call center people. I never hear much about the quality of the software that is developed overseas. Does it meet spec? Is the user interface exactly what the users want? JD >I read where Dell Computers moved their call center overseas, perhaps to >India, and then had to move it back to the United States because customers >kept complaining that they could not understand the call center My good friend bought a Dell and after several failed tech support failures he says he will never buy a dell again. He also talked to malaysia, with the same results. I told AOL the other day a great reason to dump them is the crappy india tech reps. > > Don't laugh. There are plenty of jobs already headed to India. In > > addition to things like "call centers", lots of computer programming [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > JD With Dell I believe they moved their tech support for corporations back to the states whereas consumer tech support is still in the land of curry. > > I read where Dell Computers moved their call center overseas, perhaps to > > India, and then had to move it back to the United States because customers [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > With Dell I believe they moved their tech support for corporations back to > the states whereas consumer tech support is still in the land of curry. ...England? --Z "And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these were the borogoves..." * * Make your vote count. Get your vote counted. "bioderm" > With Dell I believe they moved their tech support for corporations back to > the states whereas consumer tech support is still in the land of curry. One of the brokerage firms, maybe Merril Lynch, moved the customer support over there and the moved it back. Yeah, like having someone in a foreign country assist with your investments account is really going to work. "Can I use income averaging to calculate taxes on a REIT?" One moment sir while I contemplate on what the f.ck you are asking..... > 6 Reported Dead After Blast At India's Space Center Tragic. | > 6 Reported Dead After Blast At India's Space Center | | Tragic. | | Yes, and sounds like static electricity may have been the cause. Surely these fuels are kept sealed in some way when being prepared for transportation?? Brian -- Brian Gaff....Note, this account does not accept Bcc: email. graphics are great, but the blind can't hear them Email: briang1@blueyonder.co.uk ____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________ # |
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