Sea Launch launches latest satellite from Switzerland

foxnews.com ^ | 5/26/2014 | unknown

[rktman]

A communications satellite built for France-based Eutelsat has been launched from Sea Launch AG's oceangoing rocket pad in Switzerland.

[rktman]

Uh, from the Swiss Ocean? Man, this article leaves a lot to be desired. LOL!

[rottndog]

Common Core style news reporting...

[ElkGroveDan]

Swiss beaches are gorgeous this time of year. I’d go visit but I can’t find any Swiss-English translation books.

[dinodino]

Must be some of that CNN geography.

[rktman]

Sadly, it was a FOX report. Musta been shemp smith.

[HereInTheHeartland]

” oceangoing rocket pad in Switzerland.”

And you people made fun of Al Gore and his predictions for rising sea levels.
Looks like Al was right after all.
Word is the Swiss Navy has a very modern naval base in Geneva.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Global warming finally caught up with the Swiss! I knew the oceans were rising, but this is ridiculous.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Now I understand the story of the Swiss family Robinson! They were global warming refugees.

[tet68]

I’ve always wanted to visit the Swiss Fjords, I hear
they are lovely this time of year.

[Jack Hydrazine]

From the article:

“Comments are currently closed for this article.”

[rktman]

Gee. I wonder why? Surprised they didn’t at least edit it. At most, remove it until they can find the Swiss canal. :>}

[HereInTheHeartland]

Exactly!

[marron]

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/sealaunch/eutelsat3b/140526launch/#.U4PZ4nJdWSo

A better article at Spaceflight Now. Platform located near Kiribati in the south Pacific. Home port, Long Beach California.

[rktman]

Yup. That’s like 180 from the Swiss Ocean. LOL!

[Rio]

That’s SOP for SeaLaunch. I wonder where the Swiss angle came in.

[marron]

I’m a little mystified. I read somewhere that the Russians had bought the company.

[kaboom]

SeaLaunch is a company based in Switzerland.

[kaboom]

According to AP, Switzerland was founded by Barry Switzer when he left coaching.

[Yo-Yo]

Sea Launch is based in Switzerland, but launches from the ocean near the equator. Since they are based in Switzerland, their press releases have a Switzerland byline, which obviously confused the Memorial Day Weekend skeleton crew at the Associated Press.

Here is Sea Launch's official press release for this launch:Sea Launch Successfully Launches EUTELSAT 3B

[zorkon128]

I swam the Swiss Channel in 17 hours.