10mo ago

Boeing-made satellite shatters in orbit, and nobody knows why

The Boeing-made Intelsat 33e satellite broke apart in orbit over the weekend. But company representatives don't yet know why.

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Obviously the satellite was a whistleblower and this was just a tragic accident.
I wouldn't trust a Boeing condom at this point.
I really hope it just broke apart... because the alternative is that somebody has an anti-satellite weapon that is fairly discreet (not as obvious as a missile fired from the ground) and that they're willing to actively use.
- Could also be the massive amount of space debris ripped it a new one
  
  Yeah, there's lots of stuff in orbit, and these are just the objects large enough to be tracked by radar. An impact from a small, fast-moving object is a completely rational explanation.
- Space lasers are real!!
Boeing management should start calling their ex-girlfriends and begging them to take the curse off.
...so the front fell off?
Meteoroid?
I'm sure the right organizations know.
https://www.axios.com/2020/07/23/russia-space-anti-satellite-weapons-test
I mean, I have a theory...
Was it "Made By Boeing" sticker?
Better cut some more jobs, that's bound to improve product quality!
Could it be hydrazine setting off while its thrusters engaged maybe?
The answer is in the headline...
You sunk my battleship? You bunked my satellite!

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