More News on the Iranian Rocket ‘Splosion

| September 2, 2019

This image taken from President Donald Trump’s Twitter account shows an undated photo of the aftermath of an explosion at Iran’s Imam Khomeini Space Center. The explosion Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, left the smoldering remains of a rocket on a launch pad at the center, which was to conduct a satellite launch. (Via AP)

This is an update on the Iranian satellite rocket explosion:   https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/08/31/mysterious-iran-rocket-blast-draws-trump-tweet-tehran-response/

From the article:  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The unexplained explosion of a rocket at an Iranian space center grew more mysterious Saturday as President Donald Trump tweeted what appeared to be an American surveillance photo of the site and Tehran showed off a satellite meant to be launched.

Trump’s tweet showing the aftermath of Thursday’s explosion at the Imam Khomeini Space Center drew a taunting tweet from Iran’s Information and Communications Technology Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi. However, Jahromi declined to say what went wrong while showing local journalists the Nahid-1 satellite meant to be launched.

“I have no idea about the Americans’ comment about Semnan space site,” the minister said. “But what could be seen today is that the Nahid satellite is here and has not yet been handed over.” – article

Okay, sure.  (Gigglesnortt!)  I have some sand I’d like to sell Jahromi.

The photo I included in the previous post shows that the Iranians had been attempting to cover up the mess by painting the launch pad blue.  Wankers!!

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5th/77th FA

Yep, something (s) went all ‘splodey. Usually when you have a catastrophic failure to launch with a rocket, it is generally pretty spectacular. Cause a lot of collateral damage too. And a big heat signature…that gets the attention of eyes in the sky…’specially if those eyes are in the ‘hood anyway.

Seems like they made mention of those facts when we were nurse maiding the Sergeant (5/77) and the Lance (1/333) Missiles. And those were Baby Rockets.

Hondo

Yep. When a rocket motor that’s supposed to release its stored chemical energy over a period of, say, 30 to 60 seconds instead releases most of it in about 1 second . . . the result is pretty impressive.

Well, it’s impressive from a distance, anyway. Up close, maybe not so much. (smile)

SFC D

It’s still very impressive. Just not for very long…

11B-Mailclerk

Well, turns out it -is- Rocket Science!

Jeff LPH 3, 63-66

Do they play Guided Missiles (Cufflinks) during the launch.???

NHSparky

(dons shades)

Eeeeyyaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

Poetrooper

Liberals are throwing a hissy fit over Trump supposedly revealing our intelligence capabilities by posting the image. Like the Iranians don’t think we have a critical eye focused on every move they make???

I say let’em know and let ’em ponder what we might do if we see them doing something we (or the Israelis) really, really don’t want them doing.

HMCS(FMF) ret

Wow… the info on the KH-11 series has been out there for a while, even pics taken by the sats. It’s even on Wiki:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KH-11_Kennen

Libs = a whole lot of asshurt

jon spencer

Here is a good video on this and the KH-11,

A Proud Infidel®™️

The more I see and hear liberals piss, moan, screech and bawl the happier I get. Oooooh, the sweet taste of Schadenfreude!

11B-Mailclerk

That picture is only slightly better than the ones shown during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.

Hey! The sixties called. They want their unclassified U-2 capabilities back.

Fjardeson

PT, I remember those fliers we dropped during Desert Storm that said:

“We see everything. Do not assist in repairing communications lines. Go home to your families.”

And a neat graphic of what looked suspiciously like a KH-11 looking down…

AW1Ed

Oh FFS, commercial sats have had this resolution or better for years.

The Other Whitey

“We will launch this rocket above the infidels, insh’allah—” BOOOOOOOOOM

Deus vult, bitch.

Poetrooper

Ex, this funny email from Boomer (I know it’s been around a while but still worth another viewing) may explain the constant liberal butt-hurt: The two most important events in all of history were the invention of beer and the invention of the wheel. Beer required grain and that was the beginning of agriculture. Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum can were invented yet so while our early humans were sitting around waiting for them to be invented they just stayed close to the brewery. That’s how villages were formed. The wheel was invented to get man to the beer and vice versa. These two were the foundation of modern civilization and together were the catalyst for the splitting of humanity into two distinct subgroups: 1 – Liberals 2 – Conservatives Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to BBQ at night while they were drinking beer. This was the beginning of what is known as the Conservative movement. Other men who were less skilled at hunting (called ‘vegetarians’ which was an early human word meaning ‘bad hunter’) learned to live off the Conservatives by showing up for the nightly BBQ’s and doing the sewing, fetching and hairdressing. This was the beginning of the Liberal movement. Some of these Liberal men “evolved” into women. Others became known as girlie-men. Some noteworthy Liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the invention of group therapy, group hugs and the concept of democratic voting to decide how to divide the meat and beer that Conservatives provided. Over the years Conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land animal on earth, the elephant. Liberals are symbolized by the jackass for obvious reasons. Modern Liberals like special flavored beer (with lime added), but most prefer white wine spritzers or imported bottled water. They eat raw fish but like their beef well done. Sushi, tofu and French food are standard Liberal fare. Another interesting evolutionary side note: many Liberal women have higher testosterone levels than their men. Most college professors, social workers, personal injury attorneys, journalists, film makers in Hollywood, group… Read more »

A Proud Infidel®™️

Liberal males also eat quiche.

The Stranger

Well, let’s see…quiche is made with cream, eggs, some type of pork (bacon, cubed-ham or lardons), and sometimes cheese. The crust is probably made with lard. It’s all fat and protein and tastes pretty damn good. If it would have been named a “breakfast pot pie”, you’d eat it every day. Unfortunately some Frenchie gave it that foo-foo name. That’s a clear cut case of appropriation to me. Henceforth, this dish shall be known as a breakfast pot pie 🥧 🤣!

Hondo

Yep. In essence, quiche is an omlette served in pie crust. Don’t know about the rest of you, but I kinda like both omlettes and pie crust – regardless of what someone in another country calls the combination. (smile)

11B-Mailclerk

One man’s sauerkraut
is another’s Victory Cabbage!

Roh-Dog

Provided without comment:
https://youtu.be/pfRdur8GLBM

HMCS(FMF) ret

You’re gonna trigger someone, Poe…

A Proud Infidel®™️

Maybe that quiche-eater from UC Berzerkely?

11B-Mailclerk

He can’t be Vegan.

(Puts on sunglasses)

He frequently eats Crow.

NHSparky
Skyjumper

API, do you mean the seagul? The one whose favorite movie scene is the beach volleyball scene “playing with the boys” from Top Gun? (grin)

rgr769

Mein Got, Poe! You just summed up the history of western civilization and how we got where we are in ten short paragraphs. Every grade schooler should have to memorize and recite this prose to graduate the third grade.

rgr769

Sorry Poe, I apparently gave you credit for something you didn’t write.

Poetrooper

But, Ranger, you clearly recognized the brilliance of intellect required to comprehend the need for dissemination of this vital information on this forum, correct?

Ahem…

Perry Gaskill

Here’s a classic conundrum, Poe:

24 hours in a day;

24 beers in a case;

Coincidence?

Poetrooper

Gee, Perry, could explain why keggers tend to lose track of the time, hmm?

NHSparky

Not only do I cook, I make a damn good frittata.

11B-Mailclerk

Who knew? Acme delivers stuff to Iran.

AW1Ed

wile e !

The Stranger

Wahlid Al-Jackal must have been chasing some type of desert avian nearby. Just saying.

The Other Whitey

Beep-beep!

The Stranger

Kind of funny how I could come up with a regional variation of Ol’ Wiley?😂

The Other Whitey

Indeed!

11B-Mailclerk

Best I had was

Wyle E Mullah

You win.

Green Thumb

I can only imagine they ordered parts, personalities and posers from All-Points Logistics.

And I can only imagine there were some more “exploding” like in their face and asses (or vice versa).