An explosion and something else that seems to be something straight out of Jerry Springer
SES New Skies publicly announced the launch failure of the Boeing-built NSS-8,
a satellite supposed to be the sixth in its New Skies fleet, after the
Zenith-3SL launch vehicle it was onboard erupted into flames. Sea
Launch has officially described the explosion of the satellite once
countdown reached zero as "an anomaly."
The Odyssey Launch Platform
left the equator to return to Sea Launch Home Port in Long Beach
California, after the launch vehicle for the NSS-8 exploded violently on the launch pad. The main structures on the
Odyssey are in "good condition" and Sea Launch will begin developing
strategies to get the launch platform back in functioning condition. The construction of NSS-9 for launch in 2009 has already been started by SES New Skies.
You can see a video of the failed launch on YouTube by clicking here.
Navy Captain Lisa Nowak, an astronaut who had the opportunity to fly to the International Space Station last July, has been charged with a number of crimes, including attempted kidnapping, attempted vehicle burglary with battery, battery, attempted murder, and destruction of evidence.
Her obsession with a fellow astronaut led her to drive more than 900 miles from Houston to Orlando so she would be able to confront a woman she perceived as a romantic rival for the heart of astronaut William Oefelein. If the 900-mile journey wasn't odd enough, Nowak did it wearing diapers, with a BB gun, steel mallet, a folding knife and pepper spray. She ultimately attacked Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman with pepper spray, according to police.
Shipman will try to remain out of the public eye while located at Johnson AFB. NASA stated that they will begin reviewing screening procedures for astronauts.
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