A U.S. spy satellite that was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a SpaceX rocket on Sunday failed to reach orbit and is assumed to be a total loss, two U.S. officials briefed on the mission said on Monday.
The classified intelligence satellite, built by Northrop Grumman Corp, failed to separate from the second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket and is assumed to have broken up or plunged into the sea, said the two officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The satellite is assumed to be "a write-off," one of the officials said.
The presumed loss of the satellite was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
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Not surprised; Elon Musk was the contractor for the booster rocket.
ReplyDeleteYeah. Umm. Ok. Secret satellite is gone. Right. Got ya.
ReplyDeleteOr did it?
ReplyDeleteNext time, choose PRIME!
ReplyDeleteMusk is a fool who's burning through lats of tax payer dollars to make a name for himself.
ReplyDeleteIt's time to cut him off of the government taxpayer tit.
It was meant to burn. Hillary's hard drives were on board.
ReplyDeleteThe garbage disposal didn't work.
Let's show a little class, now. Say teat, not tit. LOL.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that Musk guy is dumb. If he was smart, he'd be living in this area and trying to figure out how to get snow off the roads and sidewalks! LMAO!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd we're going to Mars LOL.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if it fell right where the buyers wanted it to, so they could recover it?
ReplyDeleteA spy satellite that is "presumed" lost. Can't be in a more secret place than that! How convenient.
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