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Boeing-made satellite shatters in orbit, and nobody knows why (www.livescience.com)
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The Boeing-made Intelsat 33e satellite broke apart in orbit over the weekend. But company representatives don't yet know why.

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[โ€“] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Occam's Razor - micrometeorite or space debris

[โ€“] catloaf@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

Or just plain structural failure due to a design or manufacturing defect.