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

  • @[email protected]
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    7 hours 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.

    • Billiam
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      896 hours ago

      Hmm, sounds like Boeing needs to fire more engineers.

      And increase C-level compensation, of course.

      • Vanth
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        63 hours 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.

      • @this_1_is_mine
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        94 hours 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…”

      • @Atropos
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        235 hours ago

        There really is no other option.

        • @[email protected]
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          215 hours 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?

        • @YourAvgMortal
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          64 hours ago

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

          • @Nurse_Robot
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            23 hours ago

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

    • @TK420
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      6 hours ago

      An epic pattern my be on the horizon?