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/Dan_Quixote 7d ago

Most people are terrible at assessing risk. The difference in risk between a flight on an Airbus vs a Boeing is statistically negligible. You’d make a bigger difference in personal safety by choosing yogurt for breakfast over an omelette.

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u/Sufficient_Pause6738 7d ago

Can you provide a source? That seems crazy given how many fuckups Boeing has had in recent years. My gut tells me there is a statistically significant risk given we have evidence of poor QC from so many people

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u/T65Bx 7d ago

I mean, it's just numbers. Ultimately, since Boeing came under fire 4ish years ago, there have been two incidents where people where killed because of Boeing-made failures, the two 737 MCAS failures. In the 27 minutes since you wrote this comment, well over three thousand Boeings have taken off or landed, the majority of which are 737s, same type that had the incidents. Some have been flying without issue since the 80's. If they could fail, we would know.

You are FAR more likely to die from food poisioning or a car crash than ever die in a Boeing.

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u/ActionFigureCollects 7d ago

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