A satellite belonging to multinational service provider Intelsat mysteriously broke up in geostationary orbit over the weekend.

A satellite belonging to multinational service provider Intelsat mysteriously broke up in geostationary orbit over the weekend.

  • 0x0@programming.devEnglish
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    13 days ago

    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.

    • piskertariot@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      13 days ago

      Selective quoting is basically lying.

      The first, dubbed IS-29e, failed due to a propulsion system fuel leak. Intelsat declared the satellite a total loss in April 2019, later attributing it to either a micrometeoroid strike or solar weather activity.

      With the context of the quote, I"m curious what the pattern you’ve identified is.

    • Billiam@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      13 days ago

      Hmm, sounds like Boeing needs to fire more engineers.

      And increase C-level compensation, of course.

      • this_1_is_mine@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        13 days ago

        I don’t know this smells of some pencil Pusher looking at an engineer going “can you bring the cost of that rubber o-ring down 13 cents”… “I know you were looking for a specific type of seal but I got this huge assortment pack right here from my local temu…”

        • mindaika@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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          13 days ago

          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?

          • azuth@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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            13 days 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?

      • Vanth@reddthat.comEnglish
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        13 days ago

        Well, it is public knowledge that layoffs and furloughs are happening, so sadly, you’re not wrong.

        And they somehow enticed Kelly Ortberg out of retirement to take over as CEO. There’s the hella juicy c-suite compensation package you talked about. He was already riding golden after he maneuvered that Rockwell Collins sale/merger/whatever.