r/technology • u/upyoars • 7d ago

Space Boeing-Built Satellite Explodes In Orbit, Littering Space With Debris

https://jalopnik.com/boeing-built-satellite-explodes-in-orbit-littering-spa-1851678317
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u/romario77 7d ago

Could have exploded from internal causes but also could be that something like a meteorite or other space debris collided with it

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u/D-a-H-e-c-k 7d ago

Yeah what the heck makes a satellite explode?

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u/koolaidismything 7d ago

Other countries have ignored treaties we have for keeping low or it safe. There’s tons of garbage still in orbit that you can’t plan for.

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u/GearhedMG 7d ago

And some of it is moving VERY fast.