The Boeing-made Intelsat 33e satellite broke apart in orbit over the weekend. But company representatives don’t yet know why.
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.
Occam’s Razor - micrometeorite or space debris
Or just plain structural failure due to a design or manufacturing defect.
Space lasers are real!!
I remember watching a Tech Ingredients video where I think they did the math on space lasers, I think the conclusion was that it would be technically possible to significantly impact local earth surface temperature with one. (Might’ve been a degree or two extra for 10km² or something like that, with a huge satellite, maybe around the size of Hubble, or bigger.)
Of course, there’s no reason to believe some politicians’ insane ramblings about “Jewish Space Lasers”.
Edit, found the video: https://youtu.be/-MVs37rxJL0?si=4Ztwq-FyOiB0uZqI
If the topic seems insane, the caveat at 31:50 should probably correct the tone. This man doesn’t actually believe space lasers were used to start a big grass fire.
Also, I remembered all the numbers very wrong.
…so the front fell off?
Boeing management should start calling their ex-girlfriends and begging them to take the curse off.
Meteoroid?
They attempted to find and ask the quality control person at Boeing, but they were on extended leave.
I mean, I have a theory…
Was it “Made By Boeing” sticker?
I’m sure the right organizations know.
https://www.axios.com/2020/07/23/russia-space-anti-satellite-weapons-test
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!
