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Large Boeing Satellite Suddenly Explodes Into Pieces (futurism.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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A satellite belonging to multinational service provider Intelsat mysteriously broke up in geostationary orbit over the weekend.

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[–] [email protected] 187 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (16 children)

Surprised Pikachu face...

IS-33e was the second satellite to be launched as part of Boeing's "next generation" EpicNG platform. The first, dubbed IS-29e, failed due to a propulsion system fuel leak.

I see a pattern.

[–] [email protected] 174 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

Hmm, sounds like Boeing needs to fire more engineers.

And increase C-level compensation, of course.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

There really is no other option.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Just gonna throw this idea out there:

What if they hired a bunch of engineers who graduated from sketchy, unaccredited colleges in foreign countries and paid them half as much much?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

Is this like when Americans blamed Pakistani coders for B737/MCAS debacle only to be proven they implemented Boeing's (fatally flawed) specifications to the letter?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Then we can give bigger bonuses! What a genius idea.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Of course there is! They could spend more money in PR campaigns and ~bribes~ lobbying

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

You need double ~~tides~~ tildes for the cross out text to work

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