India’s space program gets a lump of coal in their Christmas stocking. Indian Rocket Explodes Seconds After Liftoff An Indian space rocket carrying an advanced communications satellite exploded in smoke and fire just seconds after lifting off from a launch pad at the Sriharikota space center in Andhra Pradesh state, about 50 miles from the [...]
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