Vanguard (Flopnik)

Oh, what a flopnik! The Vanguard rocket that held the satellite failed miserably, blowing up before take-off.

Das Fiasko wurde life im Fernsehen übertragen. Nach dem Start des russischen Sputnik 1 lachte man über die USA, nach dem Start von Vanguard 1 spottete man nur noch über die USA vom "Kaputtnik" und "Flopnik" war die Rede.

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• Vanguard
• flopnik
• kaputtnik
• explodenik
• USA
• rocket

[Nerobi]

I love the 1950s strutty, cartoony-like dramatic music that's running in the background throughout this clip... With my inner eye, I can just see Bugs Bunny driving Porky Pig nutters accompanied by this very same score. :D

[ArmidaMadlynxn259]

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[mackeeei]

the raspberrypi effect.

[fredwilma1000]

@AussieNerd

Has nobody noticed that NASA and Sputnik are anagrams of '' SPUNKT IN ASS''

[ianmga]

Gotta love the dramatic music. Oh the 50's

[Matty112uk]

Looks good...great, yeah Ivan's gonna have a surprise. What ever those commies can do, we can do better. Oh...that's not supposed to happen darn it!!

What shall we call ours? Flopnik? Kaputnik? Oopsnik? Stayputnik?

They beat'em in the end though.

[zlobdim]

:facepalm:

[UncleFeedle]

@JesusChristRulesYOU You appear to have no problem with making use of satellite communications technology, a privilege you only enjoy because humans learned how to develop it. If according to you, going into space is a sin, you too are committing a sin by making use of any of the benefits resulting from that - cellular phones, satellite TV, cordless appliances, GPS navigation, fire safety, aircraft safey, insulation materials, microlasers, numerous medical advances and the US economy itself.

[TheGroundedAviator]

@LAGG3R Von Bruan couldnt have said it better! True he commented after that the Vanguard was not ready.

[geyuan08]

@JesusChristRulesYOU If what you say is true, then what, God created people to be ignorant sheep and accept everything as that is? Whatever you say does not adhere to humanity. The defining characteristic of man is curiosity, the willingness to explore. And that means we SEEK answers. Galaxies are PROVEN, fyi, and evolution is true (my old teacher blieved in god AND that). Only you guys will go to heaven? If 'God' is as cracked up as you say He is, shouldn't EVERYBODY go to heaven? Hmm?