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Large Boeing Satellite Suddenly Explodes Into Pieces (futurism.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by shoulderoforion@fedia.io to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] bamfic@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

If it hadnt exploded into peices,what would it havr exploded into instead?

[–] superkret@feddit.org 25 points 3 weeks ago

Your mom

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Chunks, obviously

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Smithereens!

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

To shreds you say

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 0 points 2 weeks ago

Football isn’t a game, kid

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 1 points 3 weeks ago

Smaller components.

[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Regulations