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- technology@lemmy.world
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- technology@lemmy.world
cross-posted from: https://fedia.io/m/technology@lemmy.world/t/1341668
A satellite belonging to multinational service provider Intelsat mysteriously broke up in geostationary orbit over the weekend.
So, just like the manufacturer.
Anti Satellite weapon, or Boeing+rocketfuel?
Kessler effect… here we go!
On the one hand: GodDAMMIT, Boeing!
On the other hand: C’mon now, which one of you was fucking around with the Space Laser?
My bad. One of my Jewish friends let me borrow it and I couldn’t help but push the big red button that says don’t push
Hey! The paint didn’t even dry!
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GNU Terry Prachett
… Boeing …
Suddenly or was it hit by something?
It might have been hit by something. Or it could have had a failure and blown itself up. The history of these buses and some previous observations on this satellite, plus Boeing being involved, makes me inclined to think it blew itself up.
I mean, if you get hit by something, that tends to happen suddenly.
I mean as in intentional targeted hitting